We’ve had some heated debates today and we figured we would throw it out to the public to make the final decision.  Our conversation landed on this: What future vehicle technology will we be using for grocery stops and trips to the beach?

Before we get to the choices, here’s a look at a few:

Honda Civic GX

We’ve talked about this one in past posts.  This car runs on compressed natural gas (CNG) and might just be the future if T. Boone Pickens has his way.  It’s got a price tag that starts at $25K and a range of 250 miles.  While it has near zero emissions, it might be hard to find fuel because CNG stations aren’t everywhere…yet.

The Tesla Suite

Just today Tesla announced plans to build a factory for it’s upcoming sedan model.  We love these cars.  This company is a trailblazer in future vehicles, and if we could afford one, we’d buy it today.  Unfortunately that is the rub.  The sports model sells for over $100K and the sedan has a sticker price of $60K.  There is, however, lots of upside, which comes mainly from the fact that these guys are engineering hotshots.  The cars have a range of 250 miles (all electric) and just as much punch as their gasoline counterparts.

Saab Aero X

The Aero X is cool.  Like, nasty cool.  It’s the kind of car you don’t want to take home to mom, your wife, or anyone for that matter.  Saab created this little baby to be on the road, and we plan to abuse every inch of it.  If, that is, it comes off of the concept list.

Honda FCX Clarity

This is future tech to the max, and it’s a limited release car.  With the clarity we are talking full on fuel cell.  For those of you who said the hydrogen economy is years off, say hello to 280 miles on a full tank.  You’ll have to accept Honda’s apologies though because this car is only for lease and isn’t expected to go into mass production until 2018.

LJ and CO

Vote and let us know what you think about the future of vehicle technology.