My point is that hybrid cars are an entirely Western innovation.
I’m not doubting that Japan is currently the world-leader in getting these into the hands of American Consumers (thanks in no small part to Japanese government regulation). But they are still capitalizing on what is ultimately an American design.
There’s no argument from me that our university structure is superior to the typical Asian counter part, for now. Saying the university is great doesn’t back up your point though. Look at who’s enrolling in those universities in engineering majors.
Yes, but Asian’s account for 60% of the worlds population. And we clearly have the best engineering schools combined with the best opportunities for graduates to make the most money in the global economy. Hence from a purely statistical (not cultural) standpoint it comes as no surprise to me that our institutes of higher education are loaded with foreigners (or their second-gen descendants).
American students don’t have to compete against just the best of their peers anymore. They are against the best the *world* has to offer. And from my experience they are doing about as well as can be expected, given the amount of competition.
