Actually, their new model is a sedan that's going to be $45,000. I find it funny that you're saying we shouldn't follow the world and embrace American exceptionalism so well when Tesla Motors is an AMERICAN CAR COMPANY.   See 11 other replies

Hey Randy, did you bother to check the air date of this episode? It was April 2008. GM was still very much General Motors, the recession was just beginning and the big housing and banking collapse had not yet occurred. It was only a little over a year ago and yet no one in their right mind, at that time, would have thought a government bailout of banks or the auto industry could ever happen.There has already been quite a lot of government regulation in the auto industry for decades. This is why we have things like airbags, seat belts and catalytic converters. Do you really think the auto makers would spend money developing safety devices and environmental controls if the government did not require it? This is the kind of government regulation the episode is referring to and will always need because corporations are only interested in their immediate profits and not the long term impact of their products, business practices, etc.   See 3 other replies

Since when was the U.S. on top?   See 11 other replies

I'd like to know how long curt33 has been under that rock, and I'm curious about what car he drives?   See 11 other replies

Yeah your right technically still called general motors...but technically majority owned by the government...don't get caught up in meaningless details my friend, look for the bigger picture.   See 3 other replies

shale, a cities' size is 70% larger because of the infrastructure of the automobile (parking lots, roads, medians, fuel stations, car sales, car parts, etc) Using a well-designed city concept, like EPCOT, sound-proofing, enhanced internet shopping (very few stores and more of a social gathering place (book stores, game stores, etc) with the ubiquitous coffee bar), etc. Law enforcement would probably ride in something like a golf cart on steroids. Same with emergency services. Movement of goods that you buy by net shopping or a card-swipe while you are out-and-about would be by conveyor belt to your home, sight unseen. You open a panel in the wall for a refrigerated/dry storage. More jobs at home (for socialization, more job team sports and other physical and mental past-times). Elderly and infirm - watch some Japanese people movers on youtube. People - walking, conveyor belts, sedge-ways, "golf carts", monorails, underground airless bullet trains and a "few" hybrid SUV rentals to go outside the city to wilderness recreation areas. Due to weather and projected weather or desire, the whole community could be indoors who some has dubbed an arcology.A law should be passed where every new community has to be built along the EPCOT or other concept (like Celebration City) by following these zoning laws. Even give tax breaks to these new cities or old cities that convert (that'll take some doing though).I'm with John on this one.   See 3 other replies

I hope some day we turn into the life of Futurama, with tubes people can just get into and be blasted to their destination. That would be awesome.   See 3 other replies