Great news from Germany, Volkswagen has created a plug-in hybrid called the Twin-Drive that will soon be available:

A key difference between the VW approach and typical hybrids is that instead of the battery providing supplemental power to the combustion engine, the Twin-Drive will work the other way around. According to Winterkorn, “here the diesel or gasoline engine supplements the e-motor.”

Excellent. This is exactly what I want in a car. This is what most Americans could use right now to reduce emissions, reduce the dependence on foreign oil, and yet still maintain their quality of life. Hydrogen is a pipe dream compared to the here and now of biodiesel-hybrid.