No longer will we be in thrall to eeeeevil oil barons ... We've decided to buy hybrids ...

... as soon as the following conditions are met:

As expensive as or less expensive to buy than an average 2005 car.

As expensive as or less expensive to fuel than an average 2005 car.

As convenient as or more convenient to fuel than an average 2005 car.

As expensive as or less expensive to maintain than an average 2005 car.

As convenient as or more convenient to maintain than an average 2005 car.

WAY less UGLY than current hybrid models.

As SAFE as or SAFER than an average 2005 car.

As powerful as or more powerful than an average 2005 car.

Satisfy these conditions, and our wallets will thank you!

By the way, you Green Flakes DO know how the big people make electricity, right? Coal and -- eek -- nuclear power!!! Run for your lives!

There is no human existence without "pollution". Perhaps you should do your part and ...