Surrounded by shiny, four-wheeled images of status, power and personal indulgence, I had gone to the Auto Show looking for the Impact.
When I couldn`t find it I went to the information booth. ”Where`s the Impact, GM`s experimental electric car? The Tribune article said it goes 125 miles between two-hour recharges and has a top speed of 100 m.p.h.”
”Oh, it was here for a day or two. But the batteries ran down and it was taken out of the show. They go only 40 miles and then you have to recharge them.”
”I had hoped to come here to encourage the company to continue working on electrics,” I said. ”I read that they`ll decide whether or not to produce the car in the next two or three months.”
”Well, they`re just not practical.”
Feeling frustrated and disappointed, I said: ”Everything at this show will put out carbon monoxide and foul the air.” I walked away.
