RicS wrote:
"But the proposed laws were state by state, not even US wide. They were afraid that it would affect their sales and that others could get around the same laws."

Not true. They fought against a single national standard with equal enthusiasm. And the truth is that those not fighting reality: Nissan, Toyota, etc. now are in a position to buy GM and Ford if they don't bankrupt themselves first.

"And it isn't as if you can import electricity, can you?"

Actually you can and we do. The grid shares power between the US and Canada.

DA Morgan