Here's a new article that's of potential interest to those who follow alternative fuel-consuming roadway vehicles (the platinum fuel cells for some of which could incentivize the asteroid mining industry):

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/biztech/04/09/electric.cars.ap/index.html

What's kind of interesting is how the state government regulators are suddenly changing their tunes, in ways that are drastically detrimental to such non-petro-consuming vehicles. When this happens in OTHER countries we suspect bribery of one form or another is transpiring. But that couldn't be taking place in this country, as the petroleum industry is patriotically eager to wean us all from our unhealthy dependence on it, right?