The study below says if all cars in the US were plug-in fuel cell hybrids we would reduce our gasoline consumption by %50.  This is with existing technology and would be about one thousand more on top of the currently available hybrid technology (for the fuel cell piece).  A lot of research went into this [...]

I am into my second week of driving my new Camry Hybrid. I traded in my 2007 BMW 750LI for this Camry. Yes, I expect I am one of a kind with that trade in ! Two reasons. One recognition by me that over 80% of my time is spent commuting by myself, and second that talk is cheap.

From the few mentions I have heard from the present political candidates, there actually might be some limited traction around incentives to promote innovation around alternative energy.  The model mentioned frequently is the X-Prize for space travel.  From most measure this seemed to work, good progress on the technology, and a proposed business model (TBD), [...]