The Nissan Leaf

[westwall]

Why did we screw the buggy whip manufacturers?

Animal cruelty.

Plus the flogging caused pronounced gastro-intestinal distress resulting in additional anal effluent which contributed to increases in atmospheric methane concentrations.

 

[Nosmo King]

Why did we screw the buggy whip manufacturers?

Or more appropriately, the Bedford whalers of the 19th century. But from their demise, like the bugger whip makers and the blacksmiths, there was born a second gear for the Industrial Revolution: petroleum and distillation.

Who knows what economic powerhouse jumps up and wins the race to find the best replacement for fossil fuels?

Place your bets.