David Duchovny is a reluctant electric-car driver

Finally, an environmetnally couscious celebrity who's honest enough to admit that being an eco-warrior aint always what it's cracked up to be. TV and film star David Duchovny has moaned to a British newspaper that his electric car just doesn't go far enough to be truly useful.

As Ecorazzi reports, Duchovny considers his all-electric Toyota RAV4 green, but impractical:

I've had it for the last four years. It was supposed to be a prototype for the next generation of cars. But the problem is that the car needs charging every night and the most you can do in a day is 80 miles. It is like being tethered.

To facilitate his New York City lifestyle, Duchovny also has a Vespa scooter. That should make a good paparazzi shot.

Duchovny also points out an important fact that other eco-celebs sometimes gloss over when they give tours of their million-dollar green homes or show off their fleet of hybrid cars: "We try to set an example. Unfortunately, you have to have the means to be green. That's what has to change in this world. It should be cheaper to be green."

Thanks, David. Now, as they say, "the truth is out there."

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