Green Car Technology

To go along with the green car technology, apparently a leading economist (Jeff Rubin of CIBC) has predicted that in four years, the price of gas will increase to an average of $7/gallon [new window]. For a video of him speaking about oil prices, the economics behind it, and the possible direction everyday transportation make turn to, you can also check out a video of him speaking on CNBC - although, if you do watch it, I warn you he speaks about America turning to Canadian fuel a lot ... because CIBC stands for "Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce". No coincidence there.

Speaking of green car technology, Treehugger.com also points out the death of a new Turbo-Diesel Hybrid engineered by Volkswagon - the company cited the high cost of production as a reason not to pursue this particular design (which, according to the article, reached 70 mi/gallon) - but they plan to scale back the design to something more... economical (something they make more profits from, in other words).

Also, just to continue my geekdom and overzealous post, the following is a Popular Mechanics review of the Aptera, an electric car that gets 120 mi/charge (and have, as they mention, a plan for a hybrid that will get 300 mi/gallon). It claims to be designed aerodynamically, but I'm definitely seeing a 2001: A Space Odyssey -esque design. Still - a lot prettier than the vague recollection I have of a horrendous yellow electric car my uncle owned in the 80s/early 90s.