"If you have cash, there's always a sale." That's half the economic principle yes. The other half is, if you control a portion of the supply of a required commodity, you have the ability to adjust your price accordingly when your portion is subject to higher demand. Economies of scale and all that. Just ask the US of…

Between China's global efforts to secure greater energy resources (oil/coal) and ongoing instability in areas which produce vast amounts of oil (or outright hostility to us in those regions), you don't think we as the worlds number one consumer, have any need to worry about the availability and price of that resource?

I think the gov't promoting technologies that reduce our energy dependence on foreign energy cartels is positive, and vital for our national security.

As the late great colonel sanders once said, I'm to drunk, to taste THIS chicken.

Is the guy top right our current commander in chief?

Up with DDPCR (domestic dickhead price controlled resources)! Hah, acronyms ftw.

Regardless of who is supplying us with the resource, the prices are controlled by more than a couple areas full of dickheads. I would think finding a more domestic means of energy creation, given our reliance on electricity demanding technology, would be a pretty good reason to find ways to cut back on dickhead price…

Because the electorate of your country says so. It's also why hippies have to pay for military hardware, and libertarians have to pay for welfare.

This is a fair point, for real meaning I think there should be a some sort of Miles/unit energy. That would give you some real understanding of the efficiency. Although I think the main draw for hybridization remains the measure of cost per mile.

5th g - $35k? That's nothin, you should see what they can spend when they go to places in the middle east.

<— this guy knows what you are talkin bout.

That's awful... what is the point of this crap?

Diesel Cruze? Excellent. Let the return of diesels in America continue.

The result of a 600 boat navy we couldn't afford to operate.

Always announce that you conceal carry right away.

Good, everyone performs better when there is competition. Don't be nancy boys and winkingly compete, throttle each other with innovation and smart business. Fight until you stand bloodied but victorious over your stinking and disused rivals mangled corporate structure. And then when you get atop the pile, you may…

Derka dirka Government motors, dirka derka ford nazis, lol lincoln, lol cavelier, etc.

I need 260 airbus's and 200 boeings.

Holy rant batman. I was put off by your condescension towards some 19 yr old working at best buy, who for all you know couldn't get his dream summer job and is just doing what he can to make some money.