kewp, I hope they get those into production soon, even with $4 or $5 gas they would sell like hotcakes and they look cool. Sometimes I think about $10 gas and how it would change much more than real estate, it will change travel, destroy industries (rv’s, boats, remote recreation like skiing or camping) and make all shipped goods cost more. But before the doom and gloom sets it, I have to admit I have faith in the inventors, in this country and abroad. I think a few years ago if the 3 wheeler came out, people would be afraid of being out on the road with all the suv’s and getting in an accident but now they would dominate the road if they hit the market. I see tiny cars all day, yaris, fit, smart, the teeny cars are taking over and I would buy one of those three wheelers because they look fun. $5 gas or even $10 gas may be the kick in the butt we needed, if everyone got 100 mpg I’m not sure if we would even need to import oil, so in the end it may turn out to be a good thing.
I also think that if the Venture one is successful there will be copycats and they will leapfrog into even higher mpg, 20 years from now you may be looking at apple’s new icar. When i see the gadgets that apple comes out with it blows me away and I always think they need to get into the car business. And how nice will the air smell and look when the internal combustion engine is a thing of the past.