There have been alternative ideas to gas powered vehicles for a long time, but everytime the oil companies squash it.
I would love to have solar on my house, but i don't have an extra 9,000 dollars to get it. Same with a wind turbine, even higher.
I live in a rural area, the closest bus stop was about 12 miles away, but Carta has since discontinued it, so there is none on this mtn. No co-workers live nearby to carpool.
Most of my driving is on the freeway also, so a bike is not going to work. I don't have a gas hogging SUV, just a car. I go straight to work, and back home, no side trips, my budget is that tight.
Yelling at people and calling them lazy is not the answer. Its getting the right people to listen, now that would be something!