Thanks Al Gore

It's definitely a daunting feeling when you make a projection for how the earth's environment is going to be in the future with all these cars around. Heck, take a plane ride over Los Angeles and you can already see the "black cloud" looming and the ominous doom for us Angelenos. The gasoline fuel that is burned from an automobile is frightening, but multiply that 43083490583409583049843-fold for all the cars that are in the world and you have a catastrophic environmental crisis that is commonly neglected by the general populace...and that's only done by cars. Not to mention, the other harmful substances released from a car such as freons through air conditioning. However, I'm digressing a bit.

Now, I'm not the model figure for global preservation but I like to consider myself aware. Though I'm not making leaps and bounds in my personal lifestyle as it pertains to environmental betterment, I feel as if I'm taking small steps acting upon my awareness, no matter how small they may be. So, it also gives me a good feeling when I see when the automobile industry is also taking these steps.

There really hasn't been a non-gasoline powered car that can perform as well as...well...a gasoline powered car. When you want performance, you substitute for environmental friendliness, and vice versa. However, the Ford Fusion 999 was tested and just broke 200 MPH in a recent drive test...without using a drop of gas! This makes Ford the "world's first automaker to set a land speed record for a production-based fuel cell powered car." By this display of speed, Ford hopes to have an equilibrium when it comes to speed and environmentally proficient vehicles for the common people. Word has it that a couple of fuel cell driven Focuses, as well as the aforementioned Fusion, are roaming the streets as part of this ongoing study. Put this technology on a new Shelby Cobra or something and I think you've got the ultimate winner!



-Rack of Lam