I know I’d much rather have my $30 now than work on reducing our dependence on gasoline, getting rid of gas hogs in the next few years and saving much more.
(I don’t have a whole lot of room to talk, since I do own a bit of a gas hog, though in my defense, I would never buy the same vehicle now that I’m older, wiser, and *cough* broker)
Like most people, every time I see gasoline prices rise, I find myself complaining, but there is a bright side to the whole thing. The more prices rise, the more people will demand alternative solutions, like hybrid, or even better, pure electric technology. It seems as if hitting people in their pocketbook is the only way to get them to demand change from the automakers.
So Tesla Motors is opening it’s first dealership today.. Very cool. You get 220 miles per charge, It does 0-60 in under 4 seconds and gets the equivalent of 135 mpg… (Of course at $109,000 it’s going to be a while before the mileage per dollar really pays off.)
I like to see companies that understand that if they’re going to make very economical cars, they don’t have to look ugly as sin. I can’t understand why these manufacturers feel the that just because they’re making something that’s gets good mileage, it needs to be horribly ugly like the Prius, and even worse, things like the Smart Fortwo and the upcoming “Think City“.
I’m not saying that every economy car should look like a sports car, but it would be nice if they didn’t look totally stupid just so they stand out of the crowd.
I won’t be buying any $100,000.00 cars anytime soon, but I think it’s great that they’re pushing their way into a market dominated by gas hogging cars. Hopefully they’ll be successful, and that will encourage the established auto manufacturers to work on producing all electric cars that are both affordable, and nice looking.
If Harvard offered a PhD in deceit, this would be it. Award-winning magician Brian Brushwood takes viewers on an inside tour of bar tricks, street cons, and scams. If you watch carefully, you’ll never have to pay for a drink again!
That’s the official description from the webpage. I’m not sure if that does it justice. If the show stays as good as the first few have been, it’s going to end up being the best shows on Revision3.