Predicting the future is risky business. Toyoda might be right or Barra and others might be right. Toyoda makes an obvious point in saying that the focus should be on reducing or eliminating CO2 production and not on any particular technology. If manufacturers are required to reduce or eliminate CO2 and markets function as they should we'll see one or more winners in the not too distant future. If Toyoda rolls the dice and wins then good for him. Otherwise, his business could be in deep doo-doo. ... View more

Hey JB. It's 1890. I love horses. Wouldn't be caught dead on one of those motor contraptions and no one that I know wants to buy one. How do you drive them on narrow horse paths and through mud? Where do you get that smelly stuff that they burn? Why go through all of that when a horse can fuel itself anywhere? Blacksmiths and saddle makers are everywhere. Horses reproduce themselves before they wear out or break. How is all of this going to work? ... View more