I'm constantly on the lookout, and an even more defensive driver. The Prius is priced similarly to the Insight but, at 45 miles per gallon, isn't as fuel-efficient. They're really into the whole ozone deal. It's the wave of the future. Current taste for bigger cars seems unabated, even as gas prices climb.
Human behavior is tough to redesign.
And the reason for Hunter's ambivalence has as much to do with politics as with technology. Government rules now require car companies to design and produce cars with increasingly efficient engines. Down the road, these are speed bumps to address. But right now, Hunter can't help herself. Zipping along Interstate 15 to the future, she glances at her pride-ometer and just grins.