What do you think of the new Chevy Volt?

The real deal

No more fiber glass replicas. This is the real Chevy Volt, which I think looks far better than the original concept. I'm sure some will be disappointed that it no longer looks like an electric sports car, but I think GM nailed this vehicle.

Rate the Chevy Volt

Rate the Chevy Volt: Is it a hoax?

Shock: The Chevy Volt was just a marketing ploy?!

I was just forwarded a copy of a secret GM memo between Bob Lutz and Rick Wagoner regarding GM's plans to slowly pull the plug on the Chevy Volt, which I'll post after I check into some legalities.

It turns out that computer models just before the Volt debut at NAIAS demonstrated that GM's plan to achieve 40 miles of pure electricity with the Chevy Volt simply isn't possible without significant advances in lithium technology. Nevertheless, GM went forward with the Volt debut because it was too late to do anything else. Read more....

How much would a Volt be worth to you

The lightning hot Chevy Volt

How much would you pay for a Chevy Volt that could achieve 40 miles on electricity and use gasoline to extend its range further than most conventional vehicles?

Take the Volt poll.

Rate the Volt and electric vehicles: Do they have a future?

What do you think about $4.00 gas?

$3.50 this winter?

Now that oil is heading back towards $100 per barrel some energy analysts told CNBC's Bertha Coombs this morning that gasoline prices could easily hit $3.50 per gallon this winter and $4.00 per gallon by this Spring.

Imagine gas prices if Israel or America take any sort of military action against Iran. OUCH!

Hybrid vehicles might not be the greatest way to save money, but over time most hybrids do pay for themselves. Moreover, if you keep your car more than 5 years your car might actually become an investment, a hedge against rising gasoline prices.

Rate the price of gas: Are you worried about $4.00 gas?

Also, have a hybrid car? Rate you favorite hybrid car.

Should America kick start the hydrogen highway?

The GM Equinox Fuel Cell Vehicle is the real deal

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan could end up costing America a couple of trillion dollars. That's right, I said trillion.

And, let's be honest. Foreign oil dependence has largely controlled America's Middle East foreign policy for decades, and that foreign policy has made the US enemy number one to Islamic extremists.

So, how do we get off oil?

According to GM, just $15 billion could kick start the hydrogen economy by funding the hydrogen highway. But is the hydrogen economy a farce or a real possibility?

Rate the hydrogen highway: Considering the costs of foreign oil dependency, is $15 billion a worthy investment?