I remember some cars from the seventies that had big rubber pointed bumbers on shocks so you would actually hit simething and not cave in the whole front of the car. With all the delicate electronics on hybrids, why not create a bumber that actually is one? Look at teh nose on the new Honda concept or on most cars today. If you hit something, your car is toast. I had on old Opel 1900 in high school that had better bumbers. Remember, plastic cracks.