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| KEITH CRAIN
Anyone have a good crystal ball?
 This time of year there are a lot of prognosticators making predictions.
Last week I attended a briefing by the PwC consulting firm, which is among the best at analyzing what's going on in the automobile industry.
We heard a range of comments and predictions about 2012. Even though there are several economic and political scenarios that seem like they would have a dramatic impact on the world economy, particularly the automobile industry, the change in auto production and sales isn't expected to be that great.
If the yen stays below 80 to the dollar or the government of Iran blocks the Strait of Hormuz, forcing ... >> Read the column Published: Jan 9 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time
| GREEN SHOOTS
Public charging sites take small steps forward
 Jeff Doyle likens creation of a charging infrastructure for electric vehicles to climbing a mountain: It's misleading to judge progress after the first few steps.
Doyle, director of public-private partnerships for the Washington state transportation department, acknowledges that installing a national network of chargers will be a long trek. But he and others around the country are taking the first steps.
Doyle's agency has worked with businesses and utilities to open the state's first public fast-charging station in a shopping center in Bellingham. The station is part of a proposed West Coast Electric Highway along ... >> Read the column Published: Jan 9 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time
| DOUGLAS A. BOLDUC
Honda EV shows why upstarts struggle
 After getting behind the wheel of a Honda Fit EV, I can easily understand why Norwegian electric vehicle upstart Think Global had to be rescued from bankruptcy last year.
The big boys just have too much r&d firepower.
The Fit's speed and agility make you forget you're driving a battery-powered car.
During a test drive last month at Honda's Twin Ring Motegi track in Japan, I didn't want to stop zipping around corners in the subcompact, and the power surge that came when pounding on the car's accelerator was instantly addictive.
The Think City minicar fell way short of offering that kind of ... >> Read the column Published: Jan 9 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time
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OBITUARIES| | Obituaries
Information about Wally Albers, a physicist who had a long career at General Motors, and Pete Haskell, a retired automotive executive. >> story Published: Jan 9 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time
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| | | | | | | | | Why GM means business with the Cadillac ATS
 MIKE COLIAS: In the past, General Motors has tried and failed to transform Cadillac into a global luxury player on par with the German stalwarts. So what's different this time? ...  Read the blog Published: Jan 9 9:37 am U.S. Eastern time
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