Texas Ingenuity - Texan Builds Car That Costs $7 For Every 300 Miles

Withgas pushing $4 per gallon, many people are looking for ways to savesome green at the pump. One North Texas man found a way to help theenvironment and commute to work for just pennies a day.

Theself-described computer geek from Kennedale bought the 1993 EagleTalon from a junkyard for just $750.

"First thing I did when I got the car home was pull theengine out," Murray said. He then spent about $4,000 more toconvert the gas-guzzler to run on electricity alone, doing all thework himself in his garage at home."I bought the electric motorand I was like well, I gotta figure out a way to couple it togetherwith the original transmission,” he said. The car can hit 55 mph,driving right past the high prices at gas stations.