Autoline After Hours 57 - Magnetic Rail Guns

This week we welcome Sheila Ronis, a defense and automotive expert
who will discuss the role the car companies play in military
matters. In particular we'll ask why the Pentagon was staunchly
against letting GM and Chrysler fold, and why it believes that
would have placed the United States at a strategic disadvantage.
And, we'll definitely be getting into the news of the week as Ford
finally looks like it will kill off the Mercury brand. Plus, has
the BP oil disaster brought us to a petroleum tipping point in
which we say goodbye to fossil fuels? Conversely, many are saying
Carlos Ghosn is overly optimistic in his prediction that Nissan
will sell 500,000 EVs by the end of 2014. John McElroy's in studio
with Peter De Lorenzo, the Autoextremist, and David Welch from
Bloomberg BusinessWeek.