The price of oil is now $60 a barrel at wholesale and it seems to keep rising. As a country, we need to become stronger in this arena instead of depending on foreign sources of oil. And while Clark shakes his head at our current situation, Honda is already coming up with ways to combat high gas and oil prices. The company has developed a new engine called the IV-TEC (Intelligent Variable Valve Timing and Electronic Control System), which improves the fuel economy of any vehicle. It should get about 30 miles to the gallon. The company is also coming up with a hybrid engine that gets more than 60 miles per gallon. So, while we’re twiddling our thumbs in the States, Toyota and Honda continue to make history in the automotive industry. We need to improve the fuel economy of our vehicles if we want to continue as the world’s most powerful country.