Setting an example starts at the top. Once the government purchasing starts to kick in it ought to help bring much more money into this area which (in theory) should trigger more investment and innovation.
Maybe it's Ford's refusal to take bailout money, or maybe the Obama gang just likes the company's hybrids, but team is a big fan of the car company. The proof: President Obama and spokesman Robert Gibbs drive Escape hybrids. And now, Ford tells Whispers, former Obama campaign manager and adviser David Plouffe is sitting nicely in a Fusion Hybrid.
