I am frustrated with the options we are given when we need a car. A "hybrid" (ooohhh) gets 35 mpg - wow. In 1980 I had a VW that got 50mpg easily. Why don't they take that technology and add hybrid to it and give us one that gets 75mpg?
Why are they making hybrids out of giant SUV's?
Why, with all the FlexFuel cars, doesn't 85% ethanol cost less than gas? It gives you worse gas mileage, and we are supposed to buy it - why?? So we can feel good?
If gas prices suddenly jumped to $10 we would be demanding better mpg cars. We would be demanding more work from home options. But it goes up slowly, so we are like the frog in the pot of hot water who doesn't realize he is being boiled alive. We complain but still buy gas and don't think much about changing our driving habits.
Reminds me of the cartoon, two guys are standing by a gas pump that reads $9.98 per gallon, saying, "When it gets to $10 I am going to sell my car."