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Yes, that’s me on a beautiful (almost) Spring day in Portland with Murray. Isn’t he handsome?

Ok, so yesterday, my darling, dear, loving, beautiful and eco-conscious friend Jen and former editor of Green Living Magazine…(whew! that’s a lot of adjectives)…but yes, you get the idea…Anyway, Jen came over with yummy goodies from Sweetness Bakery Cafe (love them!) and had driven over in her electric car, whom she loving calls Murray. Oh look, there she is now in the photo below…

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That’s rosemary in Jen’s hand from my garden…We’re at beautiful Mt. Tabor going for a walk…

So anyway, we’re driving in Murray to the park for a walk in the sunshine and I notice that people in cars and on the street are extra friendly, smiling back at us. Now this is not a regular occurrence when I’m in my regular gas drinking car….Maybe it’s because we’re really cute!….or it could be that everyone here knows what an electric car is and that it doesn’t take any gas to run it…And that puts a smile on everyone’s face.

Ok here are some more details on this eco-chic car. Murray runs on a battery that is charged while at home and each charge lasts for 30 miles. He goes up to 37 miles per hour. So what if Murray doesn’t go on the freeway, my grandmother didn’t drive on the highway either….but this handsome car can take you shopping, driving around town, errands, friends houses, even to the mall…And that is very eco-chic.

Ok so here’s the bonus: Murray is so super quiet, you don’t even know that he is running….Love that….As Jen said to me as we got into the car, “Imagine if all cars were this quiet, how that would change the energy of the planet.” I hear you baby and it’s very healing…

Murray, we name you honorary citizen of Planetpinkngreen. Jen, I love and adore you!

For more on the electric car, visit Ecomotion.