Monday, June 8, 2009

Blaine's latest...

... is about Toyota's new, 3rd generation Prius. He spent a few days last week at a Toyota mfg plant in Toyota City and said the new Prius gets 50 miles/gallon and has been adjusted to suit larger (some might say "fatter") American customers.

It's a little crazy to think about how much money the US Govt is pouring into General Motors and Chrysler, which are just starting to reinvent themselves to build cars w/ better gas mileage. Meanwhile Toyota and Honda are ready to crush them before they get out of the gate. US automakers have been so short-sighted.

In other "Blaine's latest" news, North Korea has sentenced 2 American women journalists to a dozen years of hard labor.

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