The future is here!
Even though I come from the West Texas Oil Fields, I understand that we just cant continue to rely on fossil fuels for our transportation.
Chevrolet has recently come out with a prototype car called the VOLT. You literally plug this car in an electrical outlet over night and can drive up to 40 miles! It will have a back up gasoline, or ethanol tank. You could literally go a month or two without buying gas. (If you drive less than 40 miles per day, you could go a lifetime without ANY GAS PERIOD!)
I saw one and they are very sporty looking. Similar to a Dodge Viper in my humble opinion.
And dont think because its electric (Hybrid) that it doesnt have horsepower. The Volt accelerates from a dead stop to 60 mph in less than 8.5 seconds and has a top speed of 120 mph! It should be available in 3 to 4 years. (They are working on making the battery super strong and faster to recharge (currently it takes 6.5 hours to fully recharge).
We've got to make changes for the sake of the worlds future. Im sitting here in the middle of November with all my windows open looking at my green lawn and wondering why its 80F outside right now, when its only a month before Christmas? Any guess?
(Also they say you can save up to $1,000. a year in gasoline savings!)
I seriously am thinking of getting one of these when they come out.
To read more about it, go here! http://www.chevrolet.com/electriccar/?seo=goo_electric_car
Another cool article about the Chevy Volt http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/420/
To see more pictures go herehttp://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=119088
Or read the Wikipedia version here.
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