This whole "going green" thing is a bunch of hype and marketing bull. I'll keep driving whatever I want until we finish running through half a dozen different alternative fuels and overly complicated and expensive propulsion technologies *cough*hybrids*cough*.

Don't get me wrong- I'm a big fan of ethanol and I wish E85 were available at the pumps locally. That's not because of any environmental concerns, however- I just want cheap race fuel at the pumps so I can crank the compression and crank the boost to levels previously only seen on $10/gal race gas. Ethanol today is just a big farm subsidy all wrapped up in feel-good environmental nonsense. Let's see if GM's recent partnership with a cellulosic ethanol company pays off. If it does, at least we'll have something to run our old race cars on until full electrics are fast and fun to drive.

The only new car that's a real step forward in automotive technology is the Volt, IMO, and only because it's a terrific intermediary between our current fossil-fuel addiction and the nuclear future we've been waiting for since 1950. I'll get interested when the grid is powered by nuclear and cars are powered by hydrogen generated by nuclear... or better yet, some battery technology yet to be invented that unlike all previous battery technology isn't severely limited by low capacity, high mass, and long recharge times.