CNN
today features a story on do-it-yourselfers who have converted their cars from
having standard gasoline engines to have electric engines. One man spent three
months building his new engine to run his S-10 pickup on 20 six-volt batteries.
He can go 40 miles before he needs to charge, but that’s plenty to get him to
and from work as well as daily errands. It’s also saved him $700 in gas in just
four months.

Not everyone has the mechanical know-how or the inclination
to convert their engines to save on gas, but this kind of creativity is exactly
what we all need. It’s not enough to say we should drill for oil more in the US
or that gas companies make too many profits. We need to make a big shift away
from oil dependency. If we all think a little more creatively, I bet we’ll make
a huge difference.