Peak Oil Past Us

And not in a good way, like it was never anything to worry about. Doubt still abounds, I'm sure but apparently, Mr. Hubbard was right. And Mr. DeFeyes.

Closer to mass electric?

From CNET news blog, Think, the Norwegian electric car manufacturer signed a deal for batteries for their cars. Plans are to start mass producing in 2008 meaning it will be extraordinarily rare to see a car in the States any time soon I'm sure. But if Think's cars are a bit more workable (e.g. bigger, more normal looking) than others are offering, maybe we'll see some of them around. Click the title for the link.