High school senior finds way to get nearly 200 mpg in vehicle

 "I'm so environmentally conscious I'm willing to drive this hideous soda can on wheels...go ahead, say something to me about it.  I'd love to bore you to death with the details."

So let me get this straight...for the low price of $3K I can buy an electric Geo Metro with limited driving distance, short battery life, doesn't work in cold weather, and looks like a Go-Kart.  I'm impressed with what 18 yr old Don Gibson was able to create, but at least add some flames on the side or something. 

 See?  Totally different ride now.  Instead, the people who make electric cars, like Don (what teenager goes by "Don" anyway?  The only guy I can think of is that one character from 'Dazed and Confused'), insist on making them look like utter and complete pieces of shit.  Which is funny because it makes the drivers, who tend to be annoying self-righteous environmentalists anyway, even MORE smug than they already are.  If electric cars looked more like Wayne and Garth's "Mirthmobile" and less like an ugly golf cart, they might be more popular. 

I'd rather drive 500 miles on a scooter, freezing my ass off, getting pissed on, and catching bugs in my mouth than drive Don's Geo to high school even once.  Okay, maybe I'd drive it once just so I could laugh and mock Don the entire time...but after that I'm on the scooter.