Motoring madness has met its match. The United States has long since been considered a ‘petroleum playground’ with urban moms cruising down the road in an empty Chevy Suburban with a carrying capacity of a small village in Africa. According to the The Seattle Times, the governors of  California, Oregon and Washington are lobbying to create a “green freeway” along the western coast of the U.S. spanning 1,382 miles. This heavily used blacktop is to be serviced by alternative fueled stations. These green pit stops would have pumps providing ethanol, biodiesel, natural gas, and even hydrogen pumps to service cars like the Honda FCX Clarity, a newly introduced hydrogen fuel cell motoring marvel,  getting a whopping 74 mpg, (according to the Honda Motor Company), when compared to 20 mpg for the Chevy Suburban fossil fuel burner. The stations would also carry swappable batteries and charging stations for those buzzing about in electrical cars. When will this futuristic renewable Route 66 begin? Washington state will be first at the starting line, with Oregon and California drafting closely behind this coming summer.

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