> >Part of the reason I'm even considering a Prius is the fact that the
> more
> >people buy them, the better the technology gets, and the closer to a
> >real solution it becomes
>
> Hybrids by their very nature will never be a real solution, they are a
> temporary stop gap whilst technology works out how to remove the
> infernal combustion engine for good.

My point exactly- I quit driving.  This whole thing came about because
of a desire to collapse our two cars into one, until such time as no cars
is a viable solution.

The "infernal" (I like that) combustion engine addiction is a tough one to
break.  The people who anger me the most are the ones who don't worry
about this, and who say "oh, we'll come up with a solution before peak oil.
Don't worry about it."

It strikes me a bit like saying "By the time smoking gives me cancer,
there will be a pill to cure it."  It's human nature: awful things ALWAYS
happen to somebody else.  It's not until YOUR nation grinds to a halt
without oil (ask Cuba) or YOUR lungs seize up with COPD that the true
impact of our decisions actually occurs to us.  Then it's too late.

Mike H.
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