Happy Earth Day! Electric Cars, Solar-Power, and Toys!

Hey there, Happy Earth Day!! Now I know how much you love a good political debate about waterboarding or other various and exciting torture techniques, or discussing the Fox News rally-cry of the ever-lovable Glenn Beck, but today we’re leaving all that behind. We’re looking to the future: clean, green machines to help us live lighter on the planet.

To start, here are a few noteworthy clean energy vehicles, all electric, all the time:

peapod.jpgThanks to a friend on Facebook, I learned about the wee lil Peapod today, made by none other than… Chrysler! Whoa, weird. But seriously cute! The Peapod is an NEV (Neighborhood Electric Vehicle) which means it’s made for zipping about in residential areas. Four seats and a top speed of about 25mph. Will carry groceries or kids, not too far or too fast, but it does make you realize how often an SUV is just massive overkill. Cost? About $12,000. Which made me wonder if golf carts aren’t cheaper, but this one can use your iPod as the key…

myers_nmg.jpgNext up, Myers Motors NmG, that’s short for No More Gas! This freaky, groovy three-wheeled car thing comes in a variety of exciting colors, which you would be wise to opt for. Kind of like bugs that come in noxious colors to avoid being eaten, you would need those bright colors to turn the head of that Escalade driver you’d be battling. Big new, though, this car travels at highway speeds and is currently eligible for a 10% rebate off the $30,000 price. Stimulus funds. Gotta love ‘em!

thnk-i-city-i_large.jpgA quick mention of a car that gets big props since all it’s body panels are recyclable! The Norwegian Th!nk City is also highway enabled, but, alas, will probably never be available in the US. Listen up US automakers, this is the kind of innovation we need. I’d love to know my car could be recycled.

tesla_s.gifMoving on to the primo radicus of electric vehicles with the Tesla roadster. Oh yeah, this baby rocks — if you’ve got the cash. About $110,000. With performance specs to make a racecar driver drool (0-60mph in 3.8 seconds, yowza!) this is the proverbial sh*t. Tesla is also considering the common man, working to develop the S-model four-door sedan with a price tag of $50,000. It seats 7, so that’s only about $7,000 per person! What a deal!

solar_city2.gifAny environmentally-aware consumer knows that all this electricity does not come free, and that’s where Solar City comes in. These guys are creating a new business model that offers a super alternative for homeowners: lease your solar system and rooftop panels for roughly the same cost per month as you’re already paying PG&E. Reasonable prices for solar? How cool is that?

And lastly, a groovy toy called the easyglider tows you on rollerblades or your child on a skateboard. Finally a reason to love cement!

Happy Earth Day everyone. :)

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April 22, 2009 | Filed Under Perfect World 

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