Do you think this is supposed to come as a big surprise? GM set to detail shift to fuel-saving technology.
People have known for decades that the big auto makers could have embarked on meaningful efforts to curtail the use of fossil fuels, even more, that they may have actually squashed several entrepreneurial attempts at new technologies by buying them out and storing the ideas in their vaults.
No, it's no surprise that after a good shake-up in the stock market, coincident with the environmental conference and all the media hype about global warming that one of the big guys would leap at the opportunity.
The squeaky wheel gets the grease, and if the timing is right, let's be sure to look like a hero. Well you're not fooling us!