Chapter 1.  A Brief Time About History

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     Detroit has said a lot about how undesirable, or inconsequential electric cars are, but we all know that auto executives don't always tell the truth.  This introductory chapter reinforces our instinctive distrust of auto executives by reviewing some egregious and tragic lapses in credibility and accountability -- from the incendiary Ford Pinto to Ford's selection of cheap, C-rated tires for their Explorer. . . . . (chapter has 5 pages).

Learn more by reading:

The Ford Pinto Case:  A Study in Applied Ethics, Business and Technology by D. Birsch and J. Fielder
Taken for a Ride:  Detroit's Big Three and the Politics of Pollution by Jack Doyle