Not bashing but saying if you wanna make a difference, that there's a better way.


Having been to several conferences for alternative fuel and drivetrain choices, being a member of SAE and being a green fuel fan....there are much better alternatives that can be implemented NOW.

I'd be pushing for algae based biodiesel and cellulose ethanol, as they don't pollute the world to create batteries...you should see the 'carbon footprint' and ecological damage caused by just the battery creating process of the prius.

electric cars are cool but just not functional for a large portion of the American population...the technology isn't there YET.

P.S. I get E85 for about $2/gallon and create biodiesel at about $1 a gallon. 1 Gallon of biodiesel can get my friends TDI about 50 miles...that's about the same $1-2 you spend to charge your electric car...his also has the ability to go much faster than a stock mazda protege without adverse effects to his fuel economy (gotta love direct injection).

Heck my 7800 lb turbo diesel F250 will go over 40 miles on $2 (2 gallons) worth of biodiesel. I can then fill my 38 gallon stock tank and 90 gallon aux tank if I feel like spending $138 in fuel to go about 2400 miles without refueling

The beautiful part of algae based oil is its lack of dependence on farm land and how carbon neutral it is...also ethanols great reduction in NOx gases.