Sort sighed article, myoptic in its analysis. Misleading it is implications. Where are the cost savings associated with reduced CO2 emissions? Oh, those are "Externalities" (in economic terms) so they are not quantified. BS Where are the environmental costs of oil drilling and supply?. How about the cost savings of not having a mideast war over oil of the future that will cost many trillions of dollars? The cost of this stupid Iraq war is now almost $1 trillion dollars. That is about $10,000 per car in the US. Spending $10,000 more on a car to double its mileage would eliminate the need for mid east oil. Gee, wouldn't that be a good idea? Of course, at that point, there would be an over supply of oil and the price would drop to below $1 per gallon. BUT WE WOULD BE FREE FROM THEIR OIL! The comments on nickel refining ASSUME that all the nickel is used in hybrid cars. Get real. Most nickel is used in Stainless steel. This is just misleading and inaccurate perspective. The amount of nickel used in NiMH batteries (which are recycled because of their very high value) is insignificant compared to SS. Bob Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DMCForum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DMCForum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:DMCForum-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:DMCForum-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/