Sell me an engine that is powerful, rarely breaks down and is extremely fuel efficient and I'll buy it. We'd be hard pressed to find any one who would rather have some noisy smoke blower in its place.
I'd really like to save money on gasoline, or whatever will push my truck. Add to that the benefit of sticking it to the Gulf Oil Islamo-Empires and Hugo Chavez, and I'm sold!
You sound like the type of guy who would appreciate the Tesla Roadster, which was meant for people like us, albiet perhaps at a lower eventual price point.
In the mean time, the site and blog are great reads:
http://www.teslamotors.com/
Hope you enjoy.
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ITA 100%.