Letters

Hybrids are good, but there’s something better

I agree with Barbara Lippert when she says, “It’s a brilliant time to introduce any hybrid [gas/electric vehicle]” [Critique, Sept. 12]. But I think with gas prices so high and roads getting so congested, it’s a brilliant time to do something even better.

In the early 1950s, America had an outstanding rail system. Then along came the Interstate Highway System, followed by Americans’ love for driving. That, of course, led to the decline of the once-great rail-travel system.