I hope I can still dream

I loves me a Honda NT700V (American Honda Motor Co.)

For me, the scooter thing started as a path leading to an R-series BMW.

This scooter thing still gonna be big?

This is the 7-Eleven at California and Charlestown. It’s not the cheapest gas in Seattle, either—lots of gas stations have regular for $2.999. Or less.

Have you ever heard the term “demand destruction?” Jerry Garrett muses on it in this New York Times article. “Could the oil industry finally have killed the goose that laid the golden eggs?” he asks.

The news this year has been filled with stories of people making serious changes in their lives as a result of the skyrocketing price of a tank of gas. Moving closer to their jobs. Bicycling. Trading gas-guzzling vehicles for gas-sippers. Like, well, scooters.

Grand theft scooter

People have been sending me the link all morning, but if you haven’t seen CBS4 Denver’s story about scooter theft, here it is.

I would offer a few caveats, however.

Bits and pieces

Numerous little odds and ends have crossed my path recently, and they’re worth sharing.

The 4-wheeled scooter debut

UPDATE: It’s called the Nano.

Reuters photo

Tata Motors president Ratan Tata introduced his company’s long-awaited 1-lakh car, a “people’s car” in the manner of the original Volkswagen Beetle and the 1957 Fiat Nuova 500, earlier today at Auto Expo 2008 in New Delhi, India.