Fight the gas prices

[Hammerskjold]

I heard that the price of corn is so high now that Mexicans can't afford tortillas. Thanks to ethanol of course. For every silver lining, there seems to be a cloud. Now... Make the vegetable Brussels sprouts or rutabagas and I won't complain. Who would want to eat them anyway?

Yep. Though the last time I facetiously suggested someone invent a car that will run on hobos, therefore eliminating 2 problems with one solution, some people didn't quite get my attempt at humour. Or maybe my attempt just failed. Maybe I should've just said I want a car that not only uses green fuels, but uses soylent green fuels.

But I have read an article a few months back about some projects that wants to harvest methane from rotting yams, so there's no conflict of what goes for feed vs fuel.

Though lately I've been swayed more towards not only renewable energy, but renewable and clean burning energy. And for the most part that would point towards electric vehicles, since I don't see much interest or will for a Mr.Fusion powered sedan as of now.

But even for an electric vehicle, something like this link

http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/01/30/be...g-peak-lithium/

also makes me think that the time is ripe for a great change, but I want to see a change that is not only good ecologically speaking, but also economically and politically speaking. (To be blunt, I want to see the decision being made as if we're building a cathedral, not a weekend church bake sale.)


I for one would love to have an electric car (a real offroad capable electric jeep would actually be cool) that is simpler to repair and maintain, have as few moving parts as possible, can be recharged at home or various other methods, and available in different configurations and not conceived as some sort of delusional concept car, ie: a glorified golf cart that designers mistakenly think would appeal to granola eating birkenstock wearers.

And priced to move for your average folks, not just for celebrities.