Hybrid Car Ravages Earth, Mother Gaia Cries

Women, Children Affected Most

Nothing puts a smile on my face like an electric car spontaneously catching fire and spewing black smoke into the atmosphere. Nothing, that is, except the same car catching fire again four days later:

(Cue crying Indian)

Engineers from General Motors Corp. and insurance representatives investigating whether a Chevrolet Volt or its charging station caused a fire last week that destroyed a garage in Barkhamsted were surprised Monday when the unplugged hybrid electric car began smoldering, four days after the early morning blaze.

Now, since no one got hurt except in the pocketbook, that's entertainment.