WILL WE BE BURIED UNDER BATTERIES?

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF BATTERIES ARE STARTING TO ROLL OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINES IN MICHIGAN.  $249 MILLION IN STIMULUS FUNDS GOT ONE PLANT GOING IN LIVONIA, MICHIGAN. ANOTHER $299 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS KICKED OFF A PLANT IN HOLLAND AND A THIRD PLANT IS PLANNED FOR ROMULUS, MICHIGAN. BY 2014 THESE PLANTS COULD BE PRODUCING 500,000 BATTERIES.

HYBRID VEHICLES NOW REPRESENT ABOUT 1 PERCENT OF NEW VEHICLE SALES.  THE BATTERIES COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.  REPORTEDLY STIMULUS MONEY WILL BRING THE COST DOWN A FEW THOUSAND TO ABOUT $10,000.  

AT THIS POINT IT LOOKS AS IF WE HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH MANUFACTURING CAPACITY THAN IS NEEDED FOR A PRODUCT WE MAY NOT WANT TO BUY.  TAXPAYERS WILL BE ASKED TO PAY FOR GOVERNMENT FLEETS OF THE ELECTRIC VEHICLES, OR PERHAPS GOVERNMENT WILL FORCE THE PRICE OF GAS UP SUBSTANTIALLY SO WE WILL BE FORCED TO INVEST IN THE PLUG IN VEHICLES.

CAR FOR SALE. ONLY NEEDS BATTERY.