| I am sick of listening to people complain about the American energy consumption. We pay for it. Granted, I fully agree that Americans need to start conserving more than we do. But, that does not mean trying to put oil companies out of business by selling all "air powered" and naturally powered cars. Sorry, but the French air-powered car is probably the ugliest thing I've ever seen. Toyota's Scion division looks nicer than THAT.
We have friends in Germany and not once have they complained about American energy consumption, and YES they have been here several times (and lived here).
They are much more energy-efficient. They find it horrible if they forget to turn a light off, or if they leave the TV on when they are not watching. I understand that Americans are used to such a lavish lifestyle (wasting energy) and that it needs to be curved. But you cannot force it upon anybody. I love SUVs and I am sure a lot of people do. Who really cares if it is wasteful? If I am paying for it, then it is MY choice. (And I do not want to hear comments that say "but you're not the one who pays for it, we all do... blah blah blah). I am going to continue to live my lifestyle UNTIL something BETTER comes along.
Point being? The air car is ugly as hell. I will not drive an ugly car. So.... until a better alternative to gas-powered cars comes along (like the new Lexus RX400h), then I will continue to drive my SUV and no one can do a thing about it! |