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According to the passage, the reason why we continued to be dependent on fossil fuels is that:


Options:
A .   Auto executives did not wish to change.
B .   No alternative fuels were discovered.
C .   Change in technology was not easily possible.
D .   German, Japanese and French companies could not come up with new technologies.
Answer: Option A
:
A

The answer is (a).


The answer can be inferred from the last paragraph 2nd line onwards – "in the 1960s, the German auto companies developed plans to scrap the entire combustion engine…..why didn’t it go anywhere? Because auto executive understood pistons and carburettors, and would be loath to cannibalize their expertise, along with most of their factories."



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