Research into hybrid car use

Dear all,

My name is Gordon Hewitt and I am a fourth year student at Trinity College Dublin, studying Economics and Sociology. As part of my degree I am required to complete a dissertation, and through my research I have decided to conduct a study into whether society’s attitudes towards automobility and car usage are changing in the light of global warming and climate change. Of particular interest to me are the new technologies emerging that have been created to reduce green house emissions, especially hybrid cars such as the Toyota Prius.

As part of my methodology, I plan to conduct a number of interviews with hybrid car users. I am currently searching for potential interviewees, and was wondering if anyone living in Ireland would be willing to be interviewed about their experiences driving a hybrid. The interview would take around an hour, and would have an informal structure. If anyone is willing to speak to me, or find out more about what I am doing, please do not hesitate to email me at [email protected]. Any help would be very much appreciated.

Kind regards,

Gordon Hewitt.

P.S. I have had an excellent suggestion of interviewing over the net using MSN messenger or other chat software. How would people feel about that?

 

Hi there, interviewing through Messenger would be a great idea. I am going to check out a few ideas I have been having, but would you be interested in being interviewed. Hope all is well, Gordon.

 

Hi Tony, sadly my budget does not stretch that far, but I was thinking about conducting some interviews over the net using MSN messenger. The idea is new and needs development, but if I decide to run it would you be free for an interview some time this week? Hope all is well, Gordon.