I love that. Good for you, Bob! Personally, I feel more comfortable just knowing that people like you are out there, fighting. This is a battle of ideas and images, and the battlefield is perception and public education, not really politics or even the economic factors driving the car companies and their engineers. It would take a lot more than a few thousand or tens of thousands of hybrid car drivers to materially shift the economic rulebook, and most people aren't going to base their political votes on this issue, hot-button or not. The things we can impact most readily are more fundamental; if we can affect public opinion by educating people, which may motivate them to buy and demand hybrids, drive more efficiently, shop for more efficient cars, and 'vote with their wallets,' then the economic and political realities will shift to conform to that public will. That's the nature of our consumerist society, for good or ill.

Our impact on public opinion isn't just through this site. It can be small- talking to friends, family, and neighbors about how great your car is, or it can be big- writing a letter to a Congressman or an editor, getting a media story straight, taking a position on legislation, or correcting false reports. We can be a highly effective community if we reach out to people, and it's already happening every day.