An article on MSNBC.com says that Hawaii has unveiled a plan to be the first in the nation to roll out electric car stations statewide.  This is being done, according to Governor Linda Lingle, to “wean the islands off oil.”  Hawaii imports foreign oil for about 90 percent of its energy needs.  One-third of this oil is used to fuel cars and buses on the islands.  The governor hopes that these electric car stations will help Hawaii slash their fuel use by 70 percent by 2030. 

A company called Better Place will be building all of the recharging stations and provide recharged batteries for the electric cars as well.  Better Place will purchase renewable energy, such as wind power, from Hawaiian Electric Company.  The company plans to have stations open around the state by 2011, and there will be between 50,000-100,000 stations to charge your batteries by 2012.  These fuel stations will be in parking lots, on downtown streets, and in neighborhoods. 

Other cities in the U.S., such as San Francisco plan to get some Better Place recharging stations, but Hawaii looks like it will be the first state to have these stations statewide.  Better Place chose Hawaii as the first statewide roll out because they have so much renewable energy, such as wind, solar, geothermal, and wave power.  Better Place will not use oil, so they need other resources readily available.  

Many automakers are building or in the process of designing electric cars to be available in the next few years. Hopefully Hawaii is successful with its recharging stations and more states follow suit.   

According to an article on MSNBC.com, there are fast cars available to consumers now that do not have to cost $1.5 million to buy as the Bugatti Veyron does.  Speed used to only be available to a very small, elite group of people, but now you can get a fast car for cheap…..like $60,000!  To find the fastest cars of 2009, the group looked at the cars that went from 0 to 60 mph the fastest. Here are the results.

At the top of the list is the 2009 Nissan GT-R R35.  This car has 480-horsepower, with a top speed of 193 mph, and it reachesthe 60 mph mark in 3.3 seconds. That’s fast!  It will cost about $70,000, and according to the Forbesautos.com this car will not necessarily make a statement, or may not turn any heads.  I personally think that’s it’s a head turning car, but the experts don’t agree with me.

So, if you want a car that will turn people’s heads when you drive by them, you need to check out the Lotus Elise SC or the Lotus Exige S240.  The S240 costs about $65,000 and the Elise SC costs about $55,000. This is supposedly a bold statement maker kindof car.  You need to check out some pictures of this fast car. 

A couple of other fast cars are the Corvette Z06, which hits 60 mph in 3.7 seconds, as well as the new Ford Mustangs.  The Dodge Viper is fast too, reaching 60 in 3.5 seconds.  For those of you looking for a fast car, you have several to choose from and you do not need to spend $1 million dollars to buy it.