It's funny reading about all the new hybrids and such with newer cars coming out with better mileage all the time.

I, like a few of you out there, survived the 1973 oil embargo and subsequent fuel shortages. I can clearly recall back then that VW introduced its diesel Rabbit with an advertised 48 mpg. VW could not keep them in stock. Actually mileage was sometimes even better. Mid 50's.

So what happened between '73 and '07? Shouldn't we have hydrocarbon based engines doing well over 100 mpg that still offer the performance that Americans look for? If somebody had applied Moore's law to engine development, we would be there right now. I do believe that Hydrogen is the future fuel and we should stop trying to build all the current electric solutions of plug and drive. That's just putting the pollution in somebody's else's backyard where the power is generated at.

I watched a show last week on bio fuels. Corn is not the answer but a certain grass( I think) produces more ethanol per acre (about twice as much) and is cheaper and faster to grow. Why do we pursue less then optimal projects?

I know the answers and I think most here do also.

I'll get off my soap box now and go get into my 4x4 truck.