But one part of our strategy has to be increasing the use of alternative fueled vehicles. And we know from our current experience that we can do just that. That s another way in which these are the best of times. Hybrid and compressed natural gas transit buses are plying the streets of some of our largest cities. Consumers are literally lining up to get the new hybrid cars.
Progress continues to be made on battery and fuel cell technology.
You know the technological picture better than I do, and I hope you d agree that it s positive. On Capitol Hill, we fact two obstacles constraints on policy tools and hidebound attitudes. Let me talk about the policy constraints first because they may be the more difficult problem to overcome. The problem is simple to describe we basically have two primary tools available to us in Washington spending and taxing. On the tax side, we can offer incentives to manufacturers and purchasers of alternative fueled vehicles.