Getting There A Guide to Planet-Friendly Cars As a nation, we love our cars. America invented the drive-in restaurant and the drive-in bank. NASCAR racing is one of the fastest-growing spectator sports in the U.S., and car magazines have millions of subscribers. We love our cars so much, that we actually have more of them than we do drivers. For a total population of 292 million, there are 191 million drivers with a staggering 204 million vehicles parked outside their homes. The kind of car you drive does matter. If every new vehicle averaged 40 miles per gallon, we would save more oil than we now import from the Persian Gulf. What’s more, it would save you a lot of money—as much as $2,200 over the lifetime of your car or truck, says the Sierra Club. The 2004 Prius, a new roomier design, achieves gas mileage in the mid 50s and “super ultra low†emissions. Toyota received 10,000 advance orders for the car, which is priced at $20,000. Read entire article by clicking this link. Jeff
It's amusing that they tout the Escape's ability to run the CD player "on battery power alone"! How do they think the rest of the field do it?! Also: half the pollution?! I really don't believe we spew out that much! The shame!
