{"id":59370,"date":"2008-01-01T13:00:57","date_gmt":"2008-01-01T21:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=59370"},"modified":"2024-12-27T01:25:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T01:25:14","slug":"on-being-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/on-being-green\/","title":{"rendered":"On Being Green"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Where I live I often see an Alvis TA 14 \u201cwoodie,\u201d the owner\u2019s sole car. It has no catalytic converter and \u201ceconomy\u201d is not a word you associate with its fuel consumption. It is enough to bring tears to the eyes of an eco-warrior, but the owner is a distinguished naturalist who writes on country matters for my local paper.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It may seem odd, a naturalist driving an inefficient car, but he knows what he is doing. His Alvis consumed very little energy in its making because most of it was built by hand and something that lasts 60 years beats six cars which last 10.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? You&#8217;re missing out<\/h2>\n<p class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content\">Any Text Here<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"a07online-global-marketing-prompt\" href=\"https:\/\/supercars.memberful.com\/checkout?plan=86696\">Get Started<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-signin\">\n<h4 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-signin\">Already a Member? <a href=\"https:\/\/supercars.memberful.com\/account\">Sign in to your account here<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where I live I often see an Alvis TA 14 \u201cwoodie,\u201d the owner\u2019s sole car. It has no catalytic converter and \u201ceconomy\u201d is not a word you associate with its fuel consumption. It is enough to bring tears to the eyes of an eco-warrior, but the owner is a distinguished naturalist who writes on country matters for my local paper. It may seem odd, a naturalist driving an inefficient car, but he knows what he is doing. 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