Hybrid cars.

Oh, I don't want to hear it either! Believe me! I'd rather not say...but the power of the Spirit compels me.

We have the technology to make vehicles that run free of gasoline. We know how to do it. Why aren't we?

Is a hybrid car really a solution to anything?

The tires are still petroleum products.

As are most of the innards.

It still requires quarts of oil to operate.

I would hazard a guess (not having the actual statistics handy) that most of the people buying hybrids were already driving very fuel-efficient vehicles (Hondas, Toyotas, etc.), that probably got somewhere in the neighborhood of 30MPG. So they really didn't improve their fuel-efficiency THAT much.

None of the integral parts have been engineered any differently, in order to be more ecologically friendly...i.e., recyclable. It's still the same metal, with the same paint (petroleum), with the same plastic (petroleum) around the edges. The same fabrics (petroleum) hug the cushions (petroleum)...

I'm confused dear friends.

But if you read the news, they can't keep them in the stores! Sales are definitely up, in an otherwise very sluggish auto market...

Funny how that works.