DIY Hybrid Car Kit

Hybride And The Groom writes "Building hybrids uses machinery that pollutes the environment. The solution? Ship the parts of a hybrid individually and get your customers to put the car together themselves. That's exactly what Robert Q Riley Enterprises is doing, according to a story on CNet today, with its XR-3 hybrid. It'll cost you $25,000 for the bits, plus zero dollars in manufacture, I hope. Better yet, cough up $200 for the blueprints and schematics and even build the parts yourself. It's no secret that many hybrid drivers are smug enough as it is. Allow them to brag about having built the damn cars themselves and we might be entering obscenely smug territory."

Comments

Re:Neat idea...

[bytedoyen]

1. Based on the speed at which most Prius drivers go, they have plenty of time on their hands. and 2. wouldn't it be better to spend the money on retro-fitting older cars. Better to reuse than recycle.

Obscenely smug territory

[hobbit]

Allow them to brag about having built the damn cars themselves and we might be entering obscenely smug territory.

If so, please post the story under http://apple.slashdot.org/ ;)