One of my friends told me about this funny site. A dedication of sorts to the Hummer (H2). Check it out at http://fuh2.com/. Thousands of people have died in wars for oil so inconsiderate, selfish, self-centered, spoiled brats can drive vehicles like the H2. I just don't get it.
Anyway, on to more progressive things. Check out an interesting article I found at seekingalpha.com about Electric Vehicles (EV). I love the idea of not having to worry about $4 gas! The article mentions IMiev from Mitsubishi. It looks pretty cool and makes me wonder what is taking so long for the main stream to really get on the hybrid/alternative band wagon. I'm not talking about the 18 MPG Chevy Tahoe "hybrids" either (Those are not hybrids.) What does it take?
So, what about those Flex vehicles? I'm not sold on those yet, especially if they run on corn based ethanol. It's not clear to me that end-to-end growing, processing, consuming corn based ethanol is actually better for the environment than simply using gasoline. See articles from a Cornell scientist, an article from Seattlepi, and the Economist.
Given all that we know about the drawbacks of corn ethanol, why isn't Sugar cane ethanol being considered?
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