Renault

In the Los Angeles Times Dan Neil wrote about kicking Renault in the shin. Regarding the Renault ad that went with his column, let's just say that I am not an electric car fan.

There is something about having a car that communicates with you via the sound of an engine, the way it shifts gears and the way you feel when you get to your destination. If our climate dictates there need only be zero emissions vehicles then so be it. Other technologies exist that makes cars so much cleaner than before. Even today, the cars that use fossil fuels do not impact the environment as we are led to believe.

If you look at the number of cars on your commute that make you close your windows, click recirculate on your a/c or make you get ahead of them, those are the culprits. Rather than legislate some un-Godly CAFE average (which you and I will pay for anyway), let's educate the average person on maintaining their cars to be smog legal, for one thing. This way we can keep buying cars without fear of being harassed because you bought something that gives you pleasure to drive. Leave the politics to the politicians; don't buy something to make a statement. Buy it because you worked hard enough to get what you want and want to enjoy your purchase.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-neil12-2010jan12,0,4474706.column