I’ve been reading up on hybrid cars lately — mostly the Honda Civic Hybrid and the Toyota Prius (forget the Honda Insight — it’s a two-seater transport car, which isn’t what I’d need). Car and Driver rated the Prius and the Civic Hybrid, with the Prius coming out ahead in reviews and user tests. Apparently, the braking is a little screwy on the Prius, but this is hardly your normal car, and this choice seems to have been intentional. Perhaps this is a fantasy debate, but it’s interesting reading nonetheless.

In other news, we need to be increasing the number of available petroleum alternatives. Duh.