Average Looking Female Need Not Apply

I heard somewhere that if you have a blog, you probably shouldn't wait a year to update it. Instead, I waited two.

so i was walking to Potbelly for a sandwich at lunch and I see a sizzling bright orange car parked on the sidewalk that looked sexy and familiar (similar to this car, but without the JT doppelganger.). I did a double-take thinking "that really looks like a Tesla," which you don't see on the average DC sidewalk. My suspicion was confirmed when I looked up to see a giant Tesla sign on the building. Who knew they were around the corner?!

I stopped after lunch and walked inside. The store was empty and I asked the guy (who happened to look like an Armani model but wearing a Tesla polo) a few questions about the car. I asked him if he had one. He laughed and says he walks to work and doesn't have a car, although he drives the company Tesla sometimes. I then asked what he did before selling Teslas (thinking that it was a pretty special job so he must have some decent credentials). He says "not much. I didn't graduate all that long ago, so I spent some time traveling and visiting family." I said "Oh, you must have really known a lot about electric vehicles" He says "nope, when they recruited me I didn't know anything about cars and especially not electric vehicles." I then said "Oh, then you must have had a good background in sales?" He says "nope, not only did I not have any automotive experience, I didn't have any sales experience either. They just recruited me one day." At this point I gave up and thanked him for his time, but I left thinking "where the heck did they recruit this guy from? Unemployed Actors or something?" I am definitely not prejudiced about a pretty face, but I would have thought that the guy picked to sell the "almighty Tesla" would have had some kind of qualification other than good hair and a killer smile.

Disclaimer: maybe I'm just a little bitter because I did have a few years of experience working with electric vehicles and applied for one of those jobs before I found my current gig, yet I didn't even get an interview. Hisssss.

First blog almost ever

I decided today that I was going to start blogging. Not the back-in-the-day Myspace diary blogs, but one with a purpose. Maybe my headline is misleading, but I really am looking for an outlet...in the literal sense. This blog is to help chart my quest to find one.

The auto industry and the news tout how electric vehicles are the future. I hear the word "Volt" every day. Who wouldn't want something that promises 30% fewer carbon emissions, eases our dependence on foreign oil, protects against oil price volatility, reduces the number of times I have to go to a dirty gas station, and is a cool, new, cleantech gadget? Forget about the proposed $40k+ pricetag. I'm counting on tax credits and free flowing financing. Sign me up!

But then I realized that this beautiful, wonderful, save-our-world invention was not meant for me. I have nowhere to charge it. As one of many condo-dwellers, I have no garage. (Actually, I can't think of one friend or family member that a) has a garage AND b) has power in the garage AND c) has removed enough junk out of that garage to actually park a vehicle inside.) So, what am I to do?

This blog will document my attempt at finding a solution.