As you know Peter and I are committed to making choices in our lives to ensure we lead as healthy and eco-friendly a lifestyle as possible without being obsessive.

Recently we decided we needed to buy a new car. Sometime ago we had taken the decision that we really did only need one car so this new car had to meet both our needs. We researched various models and made a list of dealerships to visit with a view to purchasing a Hybrid as we believed that would be our “greenest” option. Soon it became clear that Hybrid design had quite someway to go before we could sensibly make this choice. I am not particularly tall but in some cases I couldn’t sit in the back without my head touching the ceiling. Apparently this is because, in this particular model, the battery pack is located under the rear seats. In other cases the battery meant that the trunk space was so reduced we couldn’t fit more than one set of golf clubs in.

So, sadly, we have had to content ourselves that we have made a difference by only having one car and the move to a hybrid will have to wait for technology to catch up with our family needs.