I currently drive a 2007 Honda CR-V. Her name is Stella and she’s a lovely car, bigger than I need most days but great when we go camping or kayaking etc. Stella gets between 18-22MPG in the city, and between 28-43 on the highway (depending on how fast – or slow – I am driving). Considering my recent move to be less than 5 miles to work, most of my driving now is city driving. I just made up my mind to trade in my trusty Honda for the Toyota Prius when…
The car of the future has arrived.
Meet the 2008 Honda FCX Clarity, the first consumer-available fuel cell-powered vehicle. Of course they’re only making a couple dozen available for the lucky folks in SoCal to lease for $600/mo – but considering the price of gas! What a deal! Next year they will offer 200 on a three-year lease, to collect data before making the car available for purchase (I hope). And I want one, look at that car, it’s shit hot red and you’ll never have to stop to put gas in your tank again!
Speaking of gas prices, are they not outrageous? The following was published by CNN on the 11th, the prices have increased a bit since then, but the top three states in terms of gas prices at that time were:
- California
- Connecticut
- Alaska
That’s right, go Connecticut, we have the 2nd highest gas in the country! More expensive than Alaska! And still no reprieve from the $0.35/gallon state gas tax, which is why I fill my tank up in Northampton, MA once a week.