It's probably a case of selection bias as well :) Most of my friends are the nerdy programmer types, so perhaps it's natural that we're not interested much in c

It's probably a case of selection bias as well :) Most of my friends are the nerdy programmer types, so perhaps it's natural that we're not interested much in cars (although I feel that sentiment among my not-so-geeky friends as well). I do have to object to your statement that EVs aren't practical yet; while I admit that they probably aren't great for urban environments, my dad has loved his Spark EV, and it's hard to beat the price after rebates. (To be fair, we also have a gas-powered car for longer trips, but it's rarely ever used for drives that the EV couldn't handle, and in those situations a rental might be more economical, anyway.)