I have been following the Top Gear Project Sipster thread.
In some ways it makes me a bit mad/motivated.
(mixed emoticons!)
They have a real camera crew, editors, graphics, and $7000.
What could Ecomodder do with a home camcorder, us, and nearly NO budget?!
Seriously, we have guys building Electric Swifts, Hybrid Metros, Aero-Civics, brewing their own bio-diesel and building their own motor controllers.
We should throw down the gauntlet and beat Detroit, Japan, and Top Gear with the "Ecomodder Car".
In the past, I have already raged against the X-Prize. And I guess I am raging against this too.
Why wait years for New Eco-Friendly cars to be manufactured when we can build them ourselves right now!? And do them better to boot!
The best compliment I ever got about my Electro-Metro was: "If a knuckle-head like you can build one of these, why can't Detroit!?"
Indeed!
Let's get out in our driveways, build, and start kicking some @$$!
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