SEMA goes green? Yeah, whatever

"Even as a celebration of American muscle cars took center stage at this year'’s mod-manic Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas, an emerging sense of environmental responsibility was also evident."

Case in point #1 - The Eco Jet - "The car, built around a Corvette Z06 aluminum frame, is powered by a 650-hp turbine engine (similar to a helicopter engine) that will rocket the 2,100-pound car off line with 585 pound-feet of torque. The “eco” part of the name comes from the fact that the car will run on biodiesel, a clean-burning fuel derived from renewable resources."

O.K., you're telling me a car that utilizes a helicopter engine is an environmentally responsible car? Am I missing something here? I don't care if the Eco Jet uses biodiesel if it is a monstrous biodiesel-guzzler. Wow!

Case in point #2 - The Chevy Silverado Hybrid - SEMA actually started a new hybrid category which the Silverado hybrid won. "The Silverado did come out of the blue, in that a lot of other hybrids were getting a lot more press,” said SEMA vice president Peter MacGillivray. “Yet the Silverado has more accessories available for it than any other vehicle."

I ripped on the SEMA hybrid prize earlier this week, so I won't rip on the Silverado mild, very mild, hybrid again.

(Source: MSNBC)