You guys missed the salient part of that press release. It's the part that says "AS SOON AS (2010)." That's a marketing executive's way of saying "maybe." And we all know what "maybe" means in the car business.

I also have to take exception to the claim that "the Vue plug-in hybrid will be the most fuel-efficient vehicle offered by a major automaker." What, like Honda and Toyota will go out of business in two years?

News flash -- Honda is releasing a hydrogen-powered car later this year (not maybe in 2010). Toyota plans improvements to the Prius. Both of those major automakers ALREADY offer the most fuel-efficient vehicles.

We'd all love to see the Big 3 catch up to the Japanese ..... but don't bet money on it.

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