Cars
Honda FX Clarity Damn it, Honda, get off your duff and stop selling this car only to southern California celebrities and make it available to real people! Let's have it in NY. I'll get the F'n fueling station!
Nissan Leaf Oh for God's sake, Nisaan, did you really think a car with a 100 mile range would penetrate the American market? Seriously, my one-way commute (if I were to drive rather than train or bus) is 48 miles. There's no buffer in the round trip if 100 is all it's got. The car can't be used for driving upstate to the relatives, or out to Long Island for the beach, and certainly no road trip...
The Kia Ray isn't a reality.
I post this because it makes me sad and frustrated. I would buy an environmentally sound car. I believe that change must begin now and must begin with consumers making the decision for change. I want some viable choices! Thus far, I haven't found a car to outstrip my 10 year old Honda Insight, which at 127,000 miles is still getting 53 mpg. The Prius comes closest, getting 41 tops according to the handful of friends I have who own one. The 2010 model is advertised at 51/48mpg. I wonder if that's accurate? SmartCar isn't all that smart. It only gets 33/41 mpg.
Nissan Leaf Oh for God's sake, Nisaan, did you really think a car with a 100 mile range would penetrate the American market? Seriously, my one-way commute (if I were to drive rather than train or bus) is 48 miles. There's no buffer in the round trip if 100 is all it's got. The car can't be used for driving upstate to the relatives, or out to Long Island for the beach, and certainly no road trip...
The Kia Ray isn't a reality.
I post this because it makes me sad and frustrated. I would buy an environmentally sound car. I believe that change must begin now and must begin with consumers making the decision for change. I want some viable choices! Thus far, I haven't found a car to outstrip my 10 year old Honda Insight, which at 127,000 miles is still getting 53 mpg. The Prius comes closest, getting 41 tops according to the handful of friends I have who own one. The 2010 model is advertised at 51/48mpg. I wonder if that's accurate? SmartCar isn't all that smart. It only gets 33/41 mpg.