I Want a Hybrid

I was reading some comments online about hybrid cars. Several comments were to the effect that you're not really saving money by driving a hybrid. Some even described hybrid owners as "eco-poseurs."

I want a hybrid. My next car will definitely be a hybrid. I don't want a car that uses hybrid technology to crank up horsepower and torque. Rather I want a car that uses hybrid technology to reduce gasoline usage.

My reason is not just to save money. Although I am not rich, I could easily afford a mid-size luxury sedan or SUV with lots of horsepower, and I can afford to buy fuel for it.

I'm also not interested in posing for others. I'm not trying to prove I'm hip. In fact, I care little of what others think of me when I'm on the road short of wanting to shoot me out of road rage.

My desire to buy a hybrid is based on the following logic:

• If more people by hybrids or other super fuel-efficient cars, they encourage automakers to produce more of them.

• If automakers produce more hybrid and fuel-efficient cars, they will want to market what they've produced.

• If automakers invest more into marketing of hybrid and fuel-efficient cars, even more people will buy them.

• If more and more people buy hybrid and fuel-efficient cars, less greenhouse gases will be created.

• If less greenhouse gases are created, the world will be a better place for all of us.

Why is something so simple so hard for so many to get?

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I just wanted to point out that this is a personal blog, and it only contains my personal expressions and opinions. I do not represent any organization or group or other individual. I do not represent any religion or political party. I post my real name, and I stand accountable for what I say.

It is unfortunate that the Internet is more and more becoming the misinformation superhighway. Of course, people are going to have different views, and I am a staunch advocate of free expression. But it is also a fact that we live in a word full of liars. People will lie for money. People will lie for position. People will lie just out of hatred.

There are many web sites, blogs and other commentaries on the Internet that are nothing more than vicious attacks motivated by hatred. The commentaries are full of lies, and their only purpose is to hurt. The authors of these commentaries rarely reveal themselves and use anonymous monikers like sug8656. They do not stand accountable for what they say.

Sometimes those in pain lash out at others. Misery loves company. I do not place myself above others when I say this because I’ve been there and I’ve done that. However, I’ve come to realize that the way out of frustration and despair is to consciously seek inner peace. Lashing out at others just perpetuates a vicious cycle of pain, misery, and yes, war.

Peace!