Cancel

gear Push settings

bars

homehome Home chatchat Notifications


Girls love ecogeeks! No, really

If you think girls like sport cars, bling, and fancy clubs… you’re so last year! Well that’s not really what I think, but it’s what a study conducted by GM as part of this year’s Challenge X competition showed. I’m not really sure how relevant this is, but the results baffled me to be honest […]

Mihai Andrei
June 4, 2008 @ 5:46 am

share Share

green car

If you think girls like sport cars, bling, and fancy clubs… you’re so last year! Well that’s not really what I think, but it’s what a study conducted by GM as part of this year’s Challenge X competition showed. I’m not really sure how relevant this is, but the results baffled me to be honest and you really should see this. Just fasten your seat belt, you’re probably going to be needing it.

  • 88 percent of women ay they’d rather chat up someone who owns the latest fuel-efficient car versus the latest sports car. Really, where are these women ?? It’d really be something to meet some of them… ’cause there aren’t so many sport cars driven by single men these days.
  • Eighty percent of American car buyers would find someone with the latest fuel-efficient car more interesting to talk to at a party than someone with the latest sports car. This I cand understand! Sport cars may be nicer to look at, faster, and eye catching, but green vehicles are definitely more interesting and they’re definitely going to be an important part of our future.
  • More than 4 out of 10 (45 percent) 18- to 43-year-olds say it’s a fashion faux pas nowadays to have a car that’s not green or environmentally friendly. OK, this is already getting weird. How many classy people drive green cars? The way I see it, there’s a big chance of hypocrisy in the people that answered. Still, really, really interesting to see these statistics… not quite what you’d expect.

    • share Share

    Climate Change Unleashed a Hidden Wave That Triggered a Planetary Tremor

    The Earth was trembling every 90 seconds. Now, we know why.

    This Plastic Dissolves in Seawater and Leaves Behind Zero Microplastics

    Japanese scientists unveil a material that dissolves in hours in contact with salt, leaving no trace behind.

    The oceans are so acidic they're dissolving the shells of marine creatures

    We've ignored ocean acidification for far too long.

    A Unique Light-Sensitive Resin Could Make 3D Printing Faster and Cleaner

    Smart resin forms tough parts with UV light and dissolvable supports with visible light. This dual nature can make 3D printing waste-free.

    Frog Saunas Offer a Steamy Lifeline Against a Deadly Amphibian Pandemic

    For some frog species, sitting in a hot brick could mean the difference between life and death.

    America’s Cities Are Quietly Sinking. Here's Why

    Land subsidence driven by groundwater overuse is putting millions at risk.

    The world’s largest wildlife crossing is under construction in LA, and it’s no less than a miracle

    But we need more of these massive wildlife crossings.

    50 years later, Vietnam’s environment still bears the scars of war – and signals a dark future for Gaza and Ukraine

    When the Vietnam War finally ended on April 30, 1975, it left behind a landscape scarred with environmental damage. Vast stretches of coastal mangroves, once housing rich stocks of fish and birds, lay in ruins. Forests that had boasted hundreds of species were reduced to dried-out fragments, overgrown with invasive grasses. The term “ecocide” had […]

    America’s Cornfields Could Power the Future—With Solar Panels, Not Ethanol

    Small solar farms could deliver big ecological and energy benefits, researchers find.

    In 2013, dolphins in Florida starved. Now, we know why

    The culprit is a very familiar one. It's us.