There simply is no way to convince me that EPS is a good idea. There are other ways to green a car, and most of them have been done - electronic fuel management, three decades of aerodynamic refinement(Europe was using organic form headlights a decade before they were legal here!), weight-saving unibody construction, constant improvements in radial tire rolling resistence, etc.
Steering is something I don't want touched. If EPS was properly tested and issues of road feel were addressed long before implementing in cars, then I might be convinced. It's time to go back to the drawing board with electric power steering.
Sad...I thought I'd find some sympathy here on AF . com, but it's not the bare-elbowed greasy finger-nailed classic rock blaring automotive discussion group I was expecting.