Plug-In Hybrid Electrical Vehicle

We tend to focus on gas mileage and the costs associated with trading in an SUV for a hybrid and whether or not it makes fiscal sense. What we often forget to talk about is the feel-good aspect of doing something that right.  You are doing something right for the environment and for the economy. Most of the time we are arguing about the myths associated with replacing the batteries or the carbon footprint of the batteries from the people that simply refuse to believe that a hybrid is actually an option to reduce pollution and our dependency on foreign oil.

Most of us driving hybrids were not volunteering to set sail with Green-Peace back in the early 90's but many of us were members and did our small part by becoming a member. Many of you were recycling before recycling was mainstream. Being green is something that felt right. It felt good and still feels good. I don't care if you drive an SUV. I don't care if you love your big diesel truck. Do your part in other ways. Stop using paper towels. Make sure you company turns of their lights and you turn off your lights. Make sure your tire pressure is always correct and everyone around you knows the importance of proper tire pressure. Write to your state reps about the importance of a pickup hybrid that still has power. There are a million things you can do besides drive a hybrid. Do your part to make sure green is really green. A lot of organizations sell green but in all honesty it is very difficult to know for sure if something is 100% green or even better than the existing alternative.

Regardless of your political beliefs or your position on oil and gasoline. I think it is safe to argue that the hybrid movement is something we can now all get behind and make a legitimate argue for as the best approach to reduce consumer vehicle pollution and to reduce our dependency on foreign oil. With gas prices at this level even the most hard core gas lover cannot drive by a hybrid and not think to themselves... "Damn I wish they made that thing with an 8 foot bed and a 4 inch lift kit"

This post is all about the good feeling that comes along with driving a hybrid. So many people want to know if the car really does get 40+ miles per gallon. So many people want to know if the car is expensive to maintain. So many people want to know how the hybrid drives. Nothing feels better than walking out of the store and to see someone looking at a hybrid wondering to themselves "is this a car I could drive, does this car really get ..... , does this car cost $$$$ to maintain" and you get to walk up to them and answer all their questions. I don't even bother to ask them what they are doing unless I see them with a slim jim trying to get in the car! I just walk up and tell them "It is a great car. I average 47 miles per gallon. It handles like any other 4 cylinder toyota or honda. It does not cost anything to maintain beyond what you pay for a normal car" and they just stand back and shake their head and say "thanks" or "no kidding"

Now the real secret to the hybrid and PHEV success is getting some companies that are more interested in doing good than making a profit. Well I think we need a nice balance of both in order to make it successful. We need Patagonia to build hybrid PHEV technology.

Imagine a hybrid that wicks away sweat! LOL

Anyway.... Got get a hybrid and feel good about doing your part today.

A message from your children and their children to come!!!!

"STOP BUYING BOTTLED WATER" Get a water filter and a reusable water bottle. Drink water before you go to work and when you get home. There is no reason to buy so much damn bottled water. Stop putting bottled water in the cooler at barbecues. Put out a pitcher of ice water from your filtered water.

When you go to a restaurant and get a soda, where do you think that water comes from? That is tap water that is mixed with the carbonation and syrup? "THE TAP!!!!!" You drink more of that than you will ever drink of bottled water.

So do your part today and tell all your friends to stop buying bottled water!

Labels: feel good, hybrid phev, patagonia