Hillary Clinton favors an almost identical increase in fuel efficiency standards, but her plan offers an array of incentives for hybrid buyers and manufacturers. One such proposal would give a tax credit of up to $10,000 toward the purchase of a plug-in hybrid or the retrofitting of an existing hybrid to incorporate plug-in technology.)

Her view of our being held hostage by OPEC; is that it must be changed and focused on Electric/flex fuel (generator for extended range) for everyday use which would cut 80% of our dependence on foreign oil and we must save Anwar oil for National Security and only use it for
planes, trains, heavy trucks (semi’s), Military, pickups when needed and small engines. Then we can put those CREEPS back to herding GOATS and CAMELS where they belong!

If Bush would of INVADED ENERGY INDEPENDENCE instead of Iraq;
and put the $5Trillion He added to our National Debt….. That Stupid A$$hole would of had a REAL LEGACY and I hate to say…might of been the best President in our Nations History!!!
Take A Look At What We Could be Driving…..
Jay Leno was a total skeptic of electric cars until he got hold of a Tesla; because he only related electric cars to His 1909 Electric Car..check it out!
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/video_player.shtml?vid=229378

.. |/// “Thank GOD”
.. ~ ~ // “only 9 MORE MONTHS”
.. (/ @ @ /) of~FEAR~GREED~WAR~LIES &
-oOOo-(_)-oOOo- “THEFT of National Treasury”
Republicans are famous for:”Simply Ignoring REALITY”!
They also; campaign that Government is BAD,
then they get elected(?) and PROVE IT!

Arrays of solar cells molded into the roof or placed on the rear parcel shelf would provide a useful additional source of energy for future hybrids – and remember that would be FREE energy.

At this stage trickle charging by itself would not provide enough energy to entirely charge hybrid car batteries – but who knows what might be practical in the future?

It remains to be seen which technology will prevail regarding recharging of plug-in hybrids and EV’s. For more information on the present state of vehicle recharging infrastructure in the US, and a link to this symposium visit http://EVtransPortal.com/cerip.html

According to Confederate States General Nathan Bedford Forrest, one of the most successful cavalry leaders in history, if you want to win a battle, “Get there first with the most.”

It is often the momentum of being the first in the field that carries the day. Being first in the field allows the commander to direct the thrust of the battle and relegates the enemy to reacting to initial thrusts, and losing the advantage of deciding the direction of force—-they are on the defensive.

In many respects, marketing is exactly the same. To wait too long is to lose the momentum of thrust and be relegated to simply reacting to new developments with too little, too late.

“You have to believe in yourself.”—-Sun Tzu

Make it work and get it in the field……….you can always refine later.

In my eyes, the Volt doesn’t have the exact same target market as the Prius, so it is hard to compare the two. The Volt will be more stylish, while I’ve heard some people refer to the Prius as the Birkenstock of cars. Until someone brings some hard market research data to the table, all statements about sales projections (including mine) are speculation and opinion.

If you all don’t think these automotive engineers know anything, you should visit SAE World Congress next week and participate in a few technical presentations: http://www.sae.org/congress/

Everyone yells “vaporware” around here. Don’t you understand the idea of “under development”? No, its not yet made, but it is being worked on with the full intention of bringing it to the market.

Howell, you really need to understand the concept of comparing REAL HARDWARE TO REAL HARDWARE…not VAPORWARE.

It’s like saying the Airbus A9000 (which doesn’t exist) gets 50% better range than the current A340′s.

Utterly pointless…