Who Killed The Electric Car?

As I read the news about the auto makers industry needing a possible bailout, I cannot help but recall this DVD I watched awhile back.

If you have any doubt that we should have had electric cars already, and have wondered whether the idea of cars fueled by electricity has been swept under the rug by the very companies who need help now, take a look at this DVD.

Who Killed The Electric Car? is a great documentary, and you will nejoy it if you are looking for info on this fascinating topic.



Here is the brief description I read before watching it:

In 1996, electric cars began to appear on roads all over California. They were quiet and fast, produced no exhaust and ran without gasoline. Ten years later, these futuristic cars were almost entirely gone. What happened? Why should we be haunted by the ghost of the electric car?

Do yourself a favor and educate yourself about elecric cars, why we should already have them and how they were swept under the rug so Hummers could be sold.

Lots of cameo appearances by movie stars who owned prototypes of the cars and loved them! Martin Sheen, Mel Gibson and more.

Get your copy of Who Killed The Electric Car? today.

Barack Obama Won Again

Face it, you can't debate it. Barack Obama won again tonight.

I think it was more than obvious that often John Mccain kept using his same distortions as fact. Such as trying to twist Obama's comment about attacking Osama Bin Laden if he were in Pakistan and the government there was unwilling or unable to deliver him, should we take him out?

McCain sought to make it sound as if Obama wanted to attack Pakistan and not just the terrorist Osama Bin Laden.

That's just one example, but enough about McCain, let's talk about the man who did a great job at delivering his points instead of a plea for presidency.

What I saw in Barack Obama was someone who was ready to lead, who cares about America's reputation among the world, and a genuine patriot.

There were a few times where I wanted him to attack and I applauded Obama's insistence to do a follow up retort to McCain's mud slinging regarding the Osama-in-Pakistan comment. However I did cheer out loud when McCain was served and owned on that forced follow up...

McCain wanted to paint Obama as "talking too loud" about what he would do in regards to military force, he even cited Teddy Roosevelt about "talking softly but carry a big stick."

Well, Barack Obama responded with a great reply like, "John, aren't you the guy who was just singing Bomb Bomb Bomb, Bomb Iran?" He did a great job at showing how McCain will condemn Obama while consistently doing something even worse.

McCain talked a lot about "cronyism," but it is his cronyism like with the Keating Five that got us into the financial mess we are in right now.

America needs change and we need to put an end to the Republican policies that McCain has voted alongside Bush and supported.

I also get tired of hearing John McCain cheerleader for "lots of nuclear power plants" even saying "build a bunch of em, they are safe and clean." Is this guy going senile already?? We need energy independence in this country, but we don't need to destroy our land with nuclear reactors and nowhere to put spent fuel that will contaminate our rivers and be around for 10,000 years.

I also thought it was hilarious that McCain mentioned eBay and how many people are doing business on the site, but he left out the fact that eBay has just laid off 1,000 employees... this really shows how out of touch he is with the rest of us. Why? One of his advisers is ex eBay executive Meg Whitman. The people at the top are doing great, but the people who just lost their job aren't doing so well, but McCain will try and make it look like eBay is doing great and everyone is happy. Not the 1,000 who just got laid off.

I watched the second Presidential Debate tonight, and I think Barack Obama won.

Gas Prices In America

We all know gas prices are out of control, they keep rising, then dropping a little then going up again. A hurricane comes along, or a gas line in the Middle East gets blown up by a terrorist and the price of oil just keeps going up and down, up and down. One thing remains the same though, the cost of filling up your vehicle in America is definitely not getting any cheaper, and one thing that is really putting a strain on our economy is the price of gasoline.

Here's a look at the gas prices in America...



This picture shows the gas prices in America. Oklahoma is paying the least right now, at just over $3.13. Alaska is paying the most at $4.84 a gallon. Without going too deep into it, even at the lowest gas prices right now this is putting a strain on American families.

I am lucky enough to not have to drive much to earn my living, but I have two twenty-something year old brothers, and I see what they are struggling with. One having to drive many miles in a day going from home to college campus, back to home, then to work, and so on. The other raising children, managing the bills of a household with multiple vehicles, and putting himself through college as well.

Being the oldest of the brothers I often give my younger brothers advice from time to time, and sometimes it has to do with money management. Because of my brother's job, he needs to have a big truck and it would be impossible for him to drive to work in one of the latest trendy hybrid cars. Long story short, he drives a Nissan Titan, and no matter how many compliments he gets about his truck, he always brings up the gas prices that are eating him up.

At 12 mpg, people in America are riding around in cars they can barely afford to drive back and forth to work in. The average guy doesn't even fill up his vehicle, he just puts in what he can and hopes it lasts him the remainder of the week! Which is what is actually making me want to learn more about the energy independence debate and alternative fuel options facing America.