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The only reason Hydrogen and Hybrid cars are expensive is because of giant oil companies. If a non gas powered car was cheaper and more affordable than a current day regular automobile then they would be selling at a ridiculous rate. Already we see this happening with hybrid cars which have waiting lists (like the Prius) that the companies cant even keep production up with. If they were cheaper it would get to the point where people wouldnt be purchasing gasoline, thus possibly bankrupting one of the, if not THE most lucrative business in the world. In the end its all about greed.hatakescarecrow said:
And yes, deforesting, illegal hunting, and excessive use of non-renewable reources are also major worldly problems, but considering the few people out there trying to prevent these things I personally believe that we should tackle one major problem at a time with every possible helping hand.
. Thats definately how I feel. Ive actually had various opportunities to purchase a car but ive found that the 30 minute difference to get from one place to ther other with public transportation as well as the insanely reduced costs makes a car purchase worthless right out of the dealership. Add emissions, plus resource depravation and uve got the most negatives ever for a vehicle. I live in the worst place for traffic, Miami, Florida. This place is HELL on weekday mornings and during rush hour. I once sat in my parents car for about 3 hours in one avenue, and we only got as far as about 4 miles. I never ask them for rides anywhere anymore because not only do they arrive late for work, but so do I. And we leave an hour earlier than most people do too. The metro rail train on the other hand is incredible. Somehow, even though its definately an old train system, I can get from one side of the county to the other in about 30 minutes. Thats about 40 to 50 miles. I think everything but travel that requires crossing bodies of water should be restricted to trains. And hey, lets follow the Japanese in this case, make them all bullet trains. They dont necessarily have to be speed of sound reaching bullets either. 200, 300 mph is DEFINATELY fast enough (speed of sound is on average about 670-680 mph at sea level). 
so I hope I'll get the chance nowadays.[br]