Don't buy a hybrid! Share a hybrid
Hybrid car sharingWeCar, is the new car sharing division of Enterprise. It doesn't reinvent car sharing, although it does use only hybrid cars in its fleet, which is pretty cool. Still, this whole car sharing thing really has me intrigued.
Foreign oil dependency. Global warming. High fuel prices. Financial crisis. Are more expensive hybrid cars and electric vehicles really the answer? Instead of just replacing our 13 million per year fleet of vehicles, why not less vehicles? Isn't it gluttonous consumerism, not just gas-guzzlers, that is really strangling America?
Bikes, scooters, tiny one-person microcars, and public transportation might not offer much bling for consumers, but for daily commuting, such forms of transportation are far more efficient, cost effective and environmentally friendly than a plug-in Prius or a Chevy Volt. And all of these approaches can be supplemented with car sharing.
Instead of buying a Volt, might not the future be a better time to share a Volt?
Labels: car sharing, electric cars, Foreign Oil Dependency, global warming, Hybrid Vehicles
posted by Dahcredyns at
8:48 AM
3 Comments:
How dare they propose such an idea...this is in violation of an American's right to waste and piss away resources.
I mean...I need a 6000lb Excursion to go buy some bread and take my ONE kid to the park...every needs to get out of my way and do what I say..
ME ME ME ....
Yes indeed...the American way.
Nothing will change if that doesn't.
Dahc,
I think own car per family is enough of a change for this country. If you are concerned about consumerism the further suggestion would be to change a family car less often. Note, also that this advice is good only for some relatively large suburban areas, not for every place in US.
LB - One car per family could also be supplemented by car sharing.
Noz - Obviously, you and I agree, but I do worry a bit with Obama and Dems in control, when it comes to the auto industry.
I was really starting to believe a GM/Chrysler merger was a good idea. Such a merger, it seems, could cut a lot of redundant models and production.
Will Congress now try to save both GM and Chrysler at almost any cost?
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