The entire supply chain has to be in order to produce hybrids and electric vehicles, just as the funding for research must be in place, along with buyers lining up to buy them once they are produced, so it's just not as simple as demanding that companies spend more on research and development. Luckily, however most are already. Ford, GM, Tesla, Volvo, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Daimler, Chrysler are all working on these things, have been for years.
