What do you get when you combine the vision of Google with the, um, electricity of Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E)? Why, a new model for the future of automotive transportation, of course. According to the New York Times, the companies have, "unveiled their vision of a future in which cars and trucks are partly powered by the country's electric grids, and vice versa."

Yesterday PG&E and Google showcased six modified hybrids, which thanks to their ability to draw power from the electric grid, can get nearly 75 miles per gallon. That's almost twice the distance of standard hybrid vehicles. Meanwhile, the vehicles would help feed power back into the grid, in order to help take some strain off, during peak hours.

Larry Brilliant, the suitably named head of the companies, non-profit, philanthropic organization, Google.org, would be investing some $10 million toward the research of related technologies.