Matter of Opinion

Wed., May 9, 2007

The Future of Driving

Though it may not be reflected in the utterings of auto execs or the wimpy bills in Congress, the road ahead for motorists is pretty exciting.

Wednesday's Our View editorial takes a small slice of the issue that was served Monday on the Microsoft campus by various visionaries holding forth on the future of energy policy in this country. The one-hour slog from the airport made me quite receptive to the message.

Credit goes to the auto execs from Toyota and GM who showed up and braved hostile, yet polite questions, such as "What's taking so long!" when it comes to hybrid/all-electric vehicles.

Take this link and you can watch the same slideshows I saw.

Much more on this in the coming days.

Posted May 9, 2007, 7:55 a.m.

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