I know why they have lowered the price! They are making us in europe pay the following purchase price: 11995 Euros (approx 17963 US dollars!)

FCC should revoke FOX News license!

I suggest we DON'T do any bailout of WV here in Europe. Mr. Jacoby and the rest of the muppets from HQ should really experience the joys of unemployment.

Companies that do not have plan B (regardless is that plan is enviromentaly sound - read: EVs or not) are plainly stupid.

Just to remind them: Car companies are here to make cars that WE (the consumers) want. If we say: jump - their only answer should be: how high?

Answer from Mitsubishi Netherlands on my inquiry regarding availability of iMiev in NL was that car will be on the market in 2010 and that at present that is all that they can tell me.

Obviously some markets / dealerships in Europe are being chosen as pilots. Finland is a logical choice because of the cold climate (big enemy of batteries) and widespread availability of electrical plugs in parking spots - which are currently used to power heaters which keep the internal combustion engines from freezing in winter months.

I wish for new year for Apple to realise that they can not (and should not) invent every piece of electronics under the Sun.

It is time to start building partnerships, Cupertino! How about start talking to companies that have similar DNA (Sony, Bang Olufsen, Loewe, Philips to name just a few) and start building pertnerships, cross licencing agreements. You have done a good deal or two with early iPods and WV and BMW. We need more of that.

Arrongance will only bring you so far. Once when you are a major player - it is the time to start listening to what others have to say.

Case in point: BangOlufsen knows a thing or two about design but they have no clue about digital media. In return they have large network of shops that could easily sell iMac's and AppleTVs.

This is a significant bit of news. There are still hundreds of millions of people out there who see Rolls Royce as the pinnacle of car technology but would not give electric car a second look. If RR comes out with electric car that would make a lot of people to stop and think a about it. Not to mention other car manufacturers who are also watching what few "leaders of the pack" are doing.

Well done RR! I will take electric WV Passat or Project Better Place compatible electric Ranault Laguna but I will give my respect to you.

UPDATE: Price in NL will be 849 euro - therefore they are asking a bit less the 53 euro for all the extra goodies (LED backlight, environmentally friendly stuff, webcam, usb hub and nice design) - NOT BAD PRICE!

I just checked the prices on DELL website: Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP comes at 796,11 euro. Apple store here in Netherlands has not yet been updated with new monitor - but if it is 899 euro - 100 euro premium for webcam and usb hub is not bad at all!

I am confused here:

Network utilities and grid managers in USA have problems making present electricity grid work, so why would we believe that they could run reliably even more complex grid?

I think that a kid should first need to crawl, then walk, then run and then start learning for driver's license exam.

On the other hand: they are asking search company to help them build electricity network??? I know Google has experience in computer networks and they are thinking that similar routing could be applied to power grid, I have impression that GE guys simply wants to try food at Google HQ.

As for reliable power grid (with technology from right here and right now) I suggest a trip to Belgium and visit to UCTE HQ (www.ucte.org). Their cafeteria is nothing to write home about, but their knowledge of power grids is second to none.

just my 5 eurocents ;-)

THREE YEARS OF TESTING????? After they have done exhaustive tests in Japan? The car is relatively ugly (check), pricey (check) but we need this thing NOW - not in 3 years.

Come on Mitsubishi, get off your lazy ass!