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Pope to go electric

And this final note. Following up on Scott's piece about electricity, the Vatican is looking for a new Popemobile. Preferably one that runs on electricity.

Pope Benedict the 16th is big on clean energy, and the church even published a book showing what the Vatican has done to make itself sustainable. Apparently the main hurdle is the Pope's security force, which expressed concerns about the ability of an electric vehicle to act as a speedy getaway car in an emergency.

Not a problem, say the experts. Zero to 60 in three seconds flat. Mercedes makes the current edition of the Popemobile.

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Tess Vigeland is the host of Marketplace Money, where she takes a deep dive into why we do what we do with our money.
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Jessica - Dec 2, 2010

I totally agree! I laughed outloud to "Pope my ride". Why can't I share the radio story? I can't seem to find the radio file to shop others. Help?

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Ashanti S. - Dec 2, 2010

"Pope my ride." Hilarious!!!!

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Anonymous - Dec 1, 2010

Sorry Tess about the misspelling of your name. I hit the SUBMIT button a second too soon...
No disrespect intended...
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Cecelia Reilly - Dec 1, 2010

To Tess Vigland;
VERY FUNNY final comment!!! I laughed out loud!!