Tuesday, May 29, 2007

CARB's Spending Spree.

$25 million to promote electric cars? According to Green Wombat, that's what CARB is spending on a variety of PR initiatives to make PHEV's mainstream.

The biggest boondoggle clearly is $150,000 to develop a TV show about converting regular cars to electic cars-- sort of American Chopper/Pimp My Ride kind of thing. I can't wait to see Al Gore in pair of coveralls on a set built to look like a mechanic's shop...

For more on CARB's eco-spending spree, check out Green Wombat.

Pimp My Plug-In Hybrid [Green Wombat]