The optimal combination of solutions for specific critical facilities or neighborhoods in Staten Island NY, and Point Pleasant NJ will not necessarily resemble those for Manhattan and New Orleans, or London and Sao Paulo.

FORBES: New York, Black Swans, Blackouts and Anti-Fragile Grids

Yet while a combination between the two struggling automakers is not "optimal, " it is better than the alternative, she says.

FORBES: Crunch Time