From linked article:

Some "market research" on interest in minicars (Hint: PR, this is NOT how market research is done) but I did it anyway.

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“Our internal forecast shows gas at $2.50 a gallon for quite some time to come,” Smith said, noting that stability in that price range won’t seriously change consumer demand or inspire “a seismic shift in consumption habits.”

Best Hopes for New GM Management,

Alan

While GM is wringing their hands over whether or not to manufacture fuel effiecient cars because it goes against their internal long term gasoline forecast of $2.50/gal, the North Carolina State Treasurer Richard Moore said on TV yesterday that the automakers "...need to plan for an era without fossil fuels".
That's a good sign to NC residents- i would imagine that Moore isn't investing NC State pension assets in all the asset classes that will go bankrupt (like automakers).

So, the mean time,let the planet burn. "Not my problem" Nice.