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According to the SFGate article below, U.S. consumers will only be paying $25,280 for a new Nissan all-electric compact car (after a $7,500 federal tax credit). I’m saying “only” because most environmentally-friendly automobiles are pretty dang pricey.

So this is encouraging news! Read the rest of the story about this remarkable little car right here…

Nissan clips price of its all-electric Leaf
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Until the Tennessee plant goes into production with the batteries and the car, Nissan will be limited to just 50000 Leafs a year worldwide from the Japanese …

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I know lots of you guys dream of workshops for cars, and bikes, and… well, anything with an engine in it.

It doesn’t matter if it runs or not, right? Maybe it’s for vintage 20’s, 30’s, 40’s cars… or, classic 50’s and 60’s. And, muscle cars… well, they’re in a class of their own!

Restoration or just tinkering or serious grease-monkey stuff… you gotta have a workshop. You gotta have one of those big red tool box cabinets – on casters. Yeah, the one with all the neat drawers, shiny red metal and chrome. After all, you need someplace to put complete set (or two) of socket wrenches, and spark-plug spacers, and Lava soap for greasy nails and bloody knuckles.

If you’re really, really lucky, there’s a gal in your life who understands her place when it comes to a guy and his car. Of course, she should belong before the car… but just barely (grin).