The solution to the auto crisis

So I was reading my friend's livejournal (ruuna.livejournal.com, although I don't know why I'm linking because only his friends can read it) and he started a new tradition this year. Every day he posts a random holiday somewhere in the world, and random facts that happened on the same day years before.

On January 13th, 1942 - Henry Ford patents the "plastic automobile."



There are so many things we need to thank him for.


In all seriousness, this thing:

Gets 66mpg, can go 60m/h in both directions, and has holes in the floor so it drains itself when it rains. And it costs a little over $15,000.

All you peeps in Detroit, take a good long look at that plastic car. Then, how bout you design more cars that are cool, cheap, and get good gas mileage. Sure, maybe the "Acrea Zest" wouldn't sell in the US, but the freaking FRENCH made that thing! You can do better than them you slacktards.