Way To Go GM!

Who would have thought that an American auto company would reveal the most ingenious, talked about concept car at this year's auto shows? Well, that's exactly what happened with GM's Chevy Volt.

The Volt uses a large battery which is charged from your home's electric current. The battery will power the car for the first 40 miles. After that, the 50mpg 3 cylinder engine kicks in. But, instead of powering the car, the engine produces a charge for the battery. Kind of like talking on your cell phone while it's charging at the same time.

If you drive less than 40 miles a day, you would literally use no gas at all. But, if you drive 60-100 miles a day, between the battery and the engine, you'll get somewhere between 100 and 150 mpg. Not bad, huh?

And, the engine can easily be converted to burn either conventional gas, or American made ethanol or even bio-diesel. You could pull up to McDonald's and fill up on their left over grease. Hell, that could start a whole new industry for McDonald's.

The big problem right now is getting the battery ready for mass production. GM is saying it probably won't be ready until sometime between 2010 and 2012. Sure would be nice if they could get that going a bit faster.

I'm really pulling for GM. This kind of innovation could get the American auto industry back on track, not to mention allowing us to tell the middle east to go to fucking hell where they belong.