Ok, so lithium is not a fuel, it is a material component for storing fuel– in this case, electricity. Lithium-ion batteries are the latest “green” holy grail. Eco-mirage of the hip. Messianic miracle material for the eco-techie. Any good (paid) environmentalist tell you that if only we had enough hybrids on the road, we would all be saved!

Indeed, it is the latest goldrush, replete with mega-corporate mining and all the environmental degradation that goes along with it.

I suppose we should probably start gearing up to invade Bolivia to secure our access to battery-making material for those Toyota Piouses the enviros keep telling us we should buy.

How many times do we have to see this movie, people?

Get off your asses and walk! Ride a bike! Take a bus!

Ditch your deathmobile!

It is not now, nor will it ever be, a perpetual motion machine.  The Laws of Physics simply won’t allow perpetual denial.