Electric Car

My daughter Ada took this photo of the odometer of my 1999 Toyota Corolla. We reached the 130,000 mile mark just as we pulled into our driveway:

I am overdue to buy a new car but I keep waiting for the electric cars to hit the market that can be charged with a home garage plug-in connection. Speaking of which, here is the song "Electric Car" from the music video DVD Here Comes Science by "They Might Be Giants". Our family loves this DVD; it is definitely worth the $11 for this collection of catchy educational tunes:

I knew I wanted a plug-in but I was vacillating between getting a hybrid or an all-electric. I have decided to buy an all-electric Nissan Leaf when it becomes available later this year: