I magine a world where fun and green intermingle like happy coeds at a college party, where a car can simultaneously deliver astounding fuel economy and blistering performance, and where the beneficial realities of next generation car tech aren’t constantly stymied by the unimaginably pervasive interests of the powers that be.
It’s a fine line automotive journalists walk between being advocates and observers—and it’s no different for the handful of us devoted to green cars. Even so, advocating without a basis in facts leads to bad solutions, and enthusiasm without self-critique builds distrust. You’ll never catch me buying into the party line without serious reason.