[Hoot Gibson]

What of supply and demand? Eventually if everyone can get a hybrid would gas prices not lower?

Demand does not end on our beaches. The overwhelming majority of people in this world are not going to pay a premium to drive a hybrid as long as the total cost of ownership of driving one is much higher than driving a conventional car. Demand for gasoline and other forms of energy is increasing rapidly in China and throughout Asia. That is why the notion of oil companies fixing gas prices is so laughable. Gas prices will skyrocket when the global economy finally begins a real recovery.