Bob Lutz is a smooth talker. Trust us, we've seen it time and time again as he's been working on making the Chevy Volt a reality. Still, Stephen Colbert can fluster pretty much anyone, including GM's Vice Chairman of Global Product Development, and it's a lot of fun to watch. Lutz was on the Comedy Central's satirical comedy show The Colbert Report last night and had to pause a few times when the faux right-wing Colbert asked him surprising questions. For example, isn't the Volt just an admission that global warming is real and why he didn't call the car the Chevy Gore. When Colbert asked Lutz if the Volt will get him laid, Lutz's answer is that the woman he'll attract will be the very nice, no-makeup types. Also, in case you were wondering, you could charge the Volt off of the outlet in a Hummer. Just so you know. OK, I won't spoil too much more; check out the video after the jump. Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

[Source: Comedy Central]

You may have seen an ad or two by "The People of America's Oil and Natural Gas Industry" lately. With price reaching $120 a barrel and $4 a gallon, the monopoly fuel for transportation in the U.S. apparently feels the need to do a little explaining. A spokesmodel on TV tells us there's enough oil here to fuel 60 million cars for 60 years (if only we let the oil companies go get it.) A voice on radio suggests we stop knocking oil companies because they are us; we all own a piece (through our pension funds). We really ought to stop beating up on ourselves.

Last night, Stephen Colbert took a closer look at a newspaper ad on "The Price at the Pump." He discovered "oil is a zero profit business." Check out the video clip after the break.

Corn plus magic equals gasoline. That's how Stephen Colbert calculates the way ethanol is made. On the Colbert Report last night, the ethanol vs. biofuels debate that we just can't help but hear about everywhere we turn was the subject of The Wørd. The best way to experience this four-minute comedy bit is to hit the jump for the video, but if you're in a hurry, here's the short version: ethanol is the best way for us to feel like we're being green without sacrificing any of our creature comforts. Also, John McCain's crazy tax holiday idea gets skewered as well: "Never was so little asked of so many by so few." Oh, and I so wish I would have thought of the "corn on the Saab" line. Brilliant.