Who did we negotiate with recently to help alleviate high gas prices? Saudi Arabia. A foreign country. Why? Because we can't get any more oil out of domestic oil wells. The shift has begun.

Oh, the third solution:

1. Cellulosic bioethanol.
2. Coal liquefaction.
3. Drilling in the ANWR.

And more measures:

4. Flexible fuel equipped vehicles.
5. Increased fuel efficiency.
6. Hybrid engines.
7. Clean diesel.

And Ultimately:

7. Supermileage: The One-Liter Car (don't tell me it can't be done).

Volkswagon prototype
Dutch production model

And 200 mpg fuel economy is not uncommon for motorcycles, especially in India and China. These countries are nearly self-sufficient, that's why they choose domestically-built and domestically-fuelled motor vehicles. What the G-8 countries do is a recipe for dependency.