Toyota Pushes Ahead

http://www.venturacountystar.com/vcs/opinion/article/0,1375,VCS_125_4924993,00.html

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". . . implementable hydrogen technology, as promising and clean as it is, remains at least another 20 years down the renewables road. That is another two decades for Exxon Mobil and others to reap massive profit margins and two decades of spiking carbon-dioxide emissions.
This at a time when many climate scientists say we have about 10 years in which to radically mend our carbon-gobbling ways.

"Meanwhile, the hybrid car, which gets about 55 miles per gallon, has been on the market for six years and is rapidly gaining popularity. The next generation of hybrids ramps up the efficiency even further by reintroducing that marvel of technology, the extension cord."