A123 Hybrid plugged on Kudlow

Kudos to A123Systems

As I was watching a debate on gas gouging on Kudlow and Company today, a Toyota Prius converted into a plug-in hybrid vehicle by A123Systems was used as a case-in-point for what America should be doing. The Prius plug-in hybrid achieves 150 mpg with today's technology - good thing the U.S. Senate appears to be setting the fuel economy bar at 35 mpg by 2020!

Yeah, hybrid cars sure are stupid. I mean 150 mpg? That's just too much, too fast. We like to be a little more complacent, a little more conservative here in America, especially when gas prices are approaching $4.00 per gallon and soldiers are dying in Iraq to protect our oil interests.

Damn innovation! Damn technology! Damn the Prius! Damn A123!