We're repeating history. Remember when diesel was 1/3 or 1/4 the price of gasonline because it was used commercially by truckers? Then the auto companies had a good idea: let's produce diesel autos to take advantage of the price disparity. The oil companies merely adjusted the price of diesel to gasoline levels.
What's about to happen. President O'Bama, under pressure to produce some of that change he's promising (when we need dollars:rotfl
will push and possibly mandate plug-in hybrids. These hybrids will be plugged into your house electrical system to recharge batteries, the primary power source of these vehicles. Any guesses what will happen to your electrical bill?
It's not goona be pretty.