Technology is a fantastic thing all things considered. It evolves at a rapid rate. And with a radio station name like this we are all for change around here. Recently, I was driving through Vancouver and I got stuck behind a relic of vehicle technology in traffic. It was a first generation Toyota Prius. Now I was floored when I first saw the name plate cause I have only seen newer Prius models before. Everyone wants to be green and with the way gas prices have been lately I don’t blame people for driving something older, especially a hybrid at that. But when I say this thing smelled like a 2 stroke lawnmower cutting an overgrown yard, my goodness. Now we have electric cars that can take us hundreds of kilometers on a single charge.

The evolution of technology, especially when it comes to these green vehicles is incredible, but there’s still a ways to go. We’ve seen the invention of electric semi-trucks as well but they are not ready for the necessary long trips that many big rigs must take. People also seem to think that these cars are going to be an instant fix to the issues we have caused Mother Earth. Don’t even get me started on how much these electric cars cost. I’m of the variety that thinks we still need to embrace oil for a bit longer to aid the transition. I’m all for continuing on until we have electric cars that can fly me over the traffic jams on Highway 1, but that is still a long ways in the future. Imagine if today’s world actually looked like what Marty saw in Back to the Future. Oh, and don’t forget George Jetson was born this year, so we gotta hurry things up. All kidding aside, this is an important piece of our technological advancement that one day we will remember fossil fuels as being a silly ideal of the past. What will it take for you to give up your dinosaur burner for an electric vehicle? Or have you already taken the leap?