One of my lovely aunts recently bought a hybrid. She’s quite pleased with it, and it’s a pretty car. I don’t know the make or model, and I can’t identify it from the photo she has posted.
I’m all for environmentally-friendly cars. Sure, I do love a big V8 in some american iron from the late ’60s, but that doesn’t stop me from thinking that cars need to evolve and change. Fossil-fuel is looking more and more like a dead-end since oil doesn’t last forever and it also creates heavy pollution. Plus, internal combustion engines are amazingly wasteful.
The only problem is that most environmentally friendly cars are incredibly lame. The Toyota Prius for example, or Chevys Volt concept. Lame. Sure, they’re green and will do nicely for transporting grandma to bingo and back, but they have all the style and flavor of a glass of water.
Thus, I’m saying this: if I was in the market for a brand-new car I would without a doubt buy a Tesla Model S. It’s 100% electric, it looks great and it’s also quite practical. Four-door sedan for the whole family, and plenty of torque for when you feel the need to lay rubber.
It’s a win for the gearhead and a win for the environment.
The only problem is that Tesla is a small manufacturer, and even though the Model S is (in my opinion) extremely competitively priced compared to similar-looking and similar-equipped cars from more established automaker it’s still a problem buying one. Demand for them far outstrips availability, and the closest Tesla-dealer in europe is in the UK.
I hope this will change soon and we’ll see more Teslas on the road.
And I mean, just look at the damn thing! Gets me all worked up just looking at it!
