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Subject: [permaculture] Electric cars that pay
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 17:47:07 -0500
Electric cars that pay
By Mark Clayton | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
So, you're thinking of buying one of those gas-electric hybrid cars
like the Toyota Prius or Honda Insight. They're trendy, conserve fuel,
and reduce pollution. But to really go "green," some entrepreneurs and
academics say, you should try a Volkswagen Jetta.
Not just any Jetta. A dark blue one that a California electric-car
company has modified so that it not only uses electricity but generates
it for other purposes. So, once it's parked, you plug it in and sell
excess electricity to a utility.