Honda has long cited their concerns about the expense and range of lithium-ion batteries as the primary reason why they haven't developed a plug-in hybrid. They prefer hydrogen fuel cells, and became the first automaker to offer the technology here last fall, when they began leasing their FCX Clarity model in Los Angeles. But, considering the shift in U.S. policy that favors battery electric technology, Honda may develop a set of plug-in hybrids as well. They do not plan to rush a vehicle to market, nor

Today General Motors announced they will cease production of the Saturn line-up at the end of the 2009 model year. This is a sad day for die-hard fans, who embraced Saturn's "different kind of car company" credo. But this is also a major set-back to GM's plan for a complete line-up of battery electric and plug-in electric hybrid vehicles. Saturn accounted for a third of GM's hybrid sales in 2008, and with today's announcement that the Saturn brand will be discontinued also came word that none of the Saturn vehicles will be

Imagine walking into every Chevy or Ford or Toyota dealership in the country and seeing wall-to-wall electric vehicles, Volts and Fusions and Priuses, but nary a traditional gas-powered Impala or Focus or Camry in sight. Imagine that happening in only six years. Sound impossible? Not really, at least not in Norway, where the Socialist Left Party has proposed a ban on new gas-powered vehicle sales beginning in 2015.