Carl Honore of "In praise of slow" fame tempted to be a speed demon by the Eco-Rally?

"So picture the scene: hot car, hot blonde, heading-for-middle-age me at the wheel...I felt like I’d stumbled into someone’s mid-life crisis. Possibly my own...."
- Carl Honore, author of In Praise of Slow

"When it comes to cars, less is more. But let’s be honest: there will always be a need (not to mention a desire) for private automobiles that can shuttle us from A to B. The key then is to make these vehicles as green as possible. And that is were the Eco-Rally comes in. "
 

"On Monday, I drove the Lotus Eco Elise. It’s a zippy, no-nonsense roadster with an engine that growls like an irked lion. The interior is lined with hemp and eco-wool. My passenger was the clever and rather beautiful founder of a green consultancy...

Read Carl's full story at: http://www.carlhonore.com/?page=1