the hybrids are coming...

[chelidon]

As usual, the Japanese manufacturers are a couple of generations ahead of us on the hybrid car front, which is not so surprising when you consider that aside from some negligible supplies of native coal, Japan has no remaining natural energy reserves, and has about 48 hours of imported stored energy reserves on hand. In other words, if world events should cause any disruption of the endless flow of supertankers carrying oil to Japan, in 48 hours, they'd be back in the medieval period. Scary.

That's good news about the new hybrids, though. It's not a solution, but every little bit helps. If hybrids don't cost much more than "normal" cars, more folks will try them. If Subaru sold a hybrid 4WD, we'd have gotten one.