Click and Clack endorse the Prius
In an article in Newsweek, the hosts of NPR's "Car Talk" talk about the car of the future.
Turns out that the Tappet Brothers, one of whom doesn't even own a car (!), are lobbying Congress for increased automobile fuel efficiency. They're also starring in a new episode of the PBS series Nova. And they have some advice for you, the consumer: "Get a Prius."
FYI, since we're talking about it -- a quick update on my "Pious" seems in order. Its current fuel efficiency (running average since I bought the car in December) is:
Turns out that the Tappet Brothers, one of whom doesn't even own a car (!), are lobbying Congress for increased automobile fuel efficiency. They're also starring in a new episode of the PBS series Nova. And they have some advice for you, the consumer: "Get a Prius."
FYI, since we're talking about it -- a quick update on my "Pious" seems in order. Its current fuel efficiency (running average since I bought the car in December) is:
49.6 m.p.g.
And, in the interest of fairness to other ecofreaks, here's a bumper sticker on a car in Adams-Morgan this morning: "Biofuel - No war required."
Thanks to Michelle for a link to the Newsweek story.
Labels: action, climate change, global warming, oil, petroleum, prius, tech, tv
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