I couldn't read the article
I guess I have to subscribe...
And that's interesting that you comment on the Big 3 having something in the works. Bakc in '98, I remember hearing rumors that Dodge had a diesel-electric hybrid Intrepid that they were looking at marketing, but that was the last I had ever heard of American manufacturers doing anything about it...
John, just wondering, how biodegradeable are those types of batteries? I ask 'cause I had a treehugger Engoish teacher a few years back who was talking about how much of a disaster electric cars would be for the environment simply 'cause of how the acid would leak out of the batteries when the cars were disposed of. OTOH, she was one of those extremists who wants ALL cars off the road RIGHT NOW...
but from what I gathered, in the long run, pure electric cars could actually do more environmental damage than gasoline-powered cars...
Al I can say is go diesel!!
Cleanest of 'em all...