Ford Adapting to New Reality
GM has already announced that it would invest more in small cars, a hot market. Now Ford is announcing a $75 million investment in its Michigan truck plant to retool it for C-class small car production.

When Prices Are Low, They Want Subsidies, When Prices are High, They...
A U.N. report released yesterday shows that if subsidies on fossil fuels (which we already wrote about: Hidden Oil Subsidies: We Need to END Them) were abolished, it could "cut world greenhouse gas emissions by up to 6 percent" and also nudge up world economic growth.

When he still rode the Straight Talk Express it had a banner on the front: "Get on Board the McCain Train" and alas, that may be as close to a train as John McCain ever gets. He is not fond of trains; according to Derrick Jackson of the Boston Globe:

In our post on Joe Biden and Amtrak, a commenter asked " How do other countries handle acquiring land for such use? Do you think we're truly beyond getting an infrastructure in place?" The answer is, we don't need to acquire the land, and the infrastructure already is mostly in place.

Joe Biden on a bus in 1976 (love the hat and sportsjacket matchup) and in 2004 on a train

Three of the Fastest Electric Cars

Gas Sippers Holding Their Value

Sunroofs to Live Up to Their Name?
Sunrise Solar has introduced its Solar Sunroof, a replacement for regular car sunroofs that includes solar PV cells to produce electricity. This can help recharge the vehicle's battery, but it can also cool down the car when it's hot, and warm it up when it's cold.

Intel Shows Wireless Resonant Energy Link at IDF

Cross Between Skidoo & Ultralight Plane