My point was, fossil fuels are a limited resource. Even if we used all the farm crops, and switch grass to create ethanol, not only would we not be able to produce enough to feed the growing number of vehicles on the roads, and even if we could, what would that do to the environment and greenhouse gases. We need to think outside the box. There was a time at the turn of the 20th century that electric cars outsold gasoline powered cars. While electric cars are one answer, I think we need to look at several answers including biodiesel, hydrogren, compressed air, heck maybe even methane. There's even a company developing ethanol out of recycled plastics and foam from the automotive industry. While most of these technologies are still a few years away from being fuel alternatives for daily drivers, the sooner we push the industry to look at change, the sooner we can cut our dependance on foreign oil.

Performance isn't dead... it just needs to grow up and move in alternative directions.