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That big SUV in your garage feels as modern as a Nixon-era Olds 88. Global warming and our everlasting oil dependency are dimming the prospects of GM and Ford following Chrysler into the rear-drive V-8 sedan business. You could drive yourself to work in a Toyota Prius or one of the stealthier hybrids, but even at $3 per, the hybrid won t pay off for years. By then, the interest on your adjustable-rate mortgage could be sky high.

This morning we announced great news in Seattle: King County has ordered up to 500 new GM hybrid-powered city buses over the next five years. With the 214 buses that have already been operating there since 2004, that could give the county a fleet of 714 GM hybrid-articulated buses