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New Car: With Apologies to the Planet

by Kim | May 21, 2011 | Environment | 0 |

Well, we tried. The electric car seemed like such a good idea, but the timing failed us. No cars available. No place to plug in even if there were. Next choice was a hybrid. But even that didn’t fly. Budget, timing, and...

Putting the plate before the car: Now what?

by Kim | May 6, 2011 | Environment | 0 |

Last winter we bought this license plate in anticipation of our future electric car. The plan went like this: Limp the 2001 Jetta (with almost 250K miles on it) to the end of the year. Then see what’s available in plug-in...