@joegibes: The difficulty with the batteries in the Volt is the life cycle. Let's say the Tesla's batteries can go 100kmi before decreasing to 80% capacity. The Volt will likely have a battery pack about 30% the size of Tesla's. This means that if they were the same battery tech as Tesla's, the Volt's batteries would…

@Sheik Yerbouti, but you can call me iamhoff: The difference is that Toyota has always continued to make quality, dare i say, moderately appealing, economy cars, while GM has awful low-end models that are practically worthless. Furthermore, Toyota has a much greater flexibility in their car production, so they can…

@MaWeiTao: In politics sometimes you need to take the good instead of the perfect to get it passed.

I love F1, but the "team" aspect of the scoring is the worst part of it. Any time a team can do better by having one team member do worse, the rules are not properly set up for a good team competition.

How long are they going to keep us at this lame "rolling" stage? John Sculley, where's my helocar?

All lies. You have no proof that Venus is warmer except hearsay from some scientists. I trust geekfreak a lot more than commie liberal scientists. What the hell has science ever given us?

Drive a fucking camry then no one will notice your car.

I remember getting infinity mpg pushing a 3-cyl sprint up a hill.

Why not diesel? Because diesel freaks are even more smug than priusites.

Congratulations Toyota. It only took you ten years to realize that the Prius doesn't need to look hideous.

@coupeZ600: In 2005 we thought $2.50 gas was really expensive. Amazing how rich bush has made us in the past three years!

MrEvil, that's like saying that home computers have no future because that PDP-11 in your garage is too expensive and too hard to use.