[RickM]

Good topic to discuss. Death of the SUV? I don't know. Seems all the Japanese manufacturers are coming out with a new generation of large SUVs. But smaller ones are gaining ground.

Bush announced funding for Hydrogen reasearch last year but I've never heard anything after that. Last week a news show said that a possible alternate source of energy is some type of Methane (the name escapes me now) that is disolved in the icy waters near Alaska. According to the reporter, if we could refine this product from the water we would have enough energy potential for the next 4000 years. Interesting stuff.

I don't think electric cars are the answer and hybrids are a stepping stone. Heck a VW TD gets better gas mileage than some of the hybrid offerings.