[Derodeo]

I'm pretty sure that Toyoto is sharing their electric hybrid technology with GM. That will allow GM to sell the first hybrid full size trucks next model year.

All these years of cheap gas have made the car manufacturers lazy. Ford has several really good (high performance and economical) turbo-diesel engines that they sell in Europe and Australia but not here. Part of the problem is the relatively dirty diesel fuel they (used to) sell in N. America but there are ways around that. Nissan has a major diesel engine manufacturing concern (Nissan Diesel?) but doesn't bother making one for their big gas guzzling vehicles. That's bad enough with gas at $2 per gallon but it's going to be much worse when it's $3 - $4 by 2006.