This is a true story. This past Saturday, as I was listening to the Gulf disaster unfold, I decided that enough is enough. I simply can’t be a willing participant in the dumb petroleum game. “I need an electric station wagon. Where is my electric station wagon? Who hasn’t thought of this yet?” After 5 minutes online, I found it. The future is here, thanks to EnVision Motor Company.

The Electric Wagon (do you guys need a branding consultant, by the way?) sports a nickel sodium chloride battery and has a range of 200 + miles and speeds of 75 MPH +. This is exactly what I was looking for. At $37,000, it’s a little steep for me, but the maintenance & fuel savings seems to make up for the price differential after 6-10 years or so. Oh, and it qualifies for the full $7,500 Federal tax credit.

Nice work, EnVision!

Finally, something my kid can take to school that is cool, healthy, and made regionally. Goodbyn is a company in Washington that set out to reinvent the lunchbox, and has done so in a smashing way. Manufactured in Michigan, it is a product of the good ol’ U.S. of A., without the phthalates and BPAs. It encourages parents to fill it with wholesome, good stuff, and it looks like a million bucks. I’m ordering one. Photo and product ©byndoo, llc.