Sure I'd ride a production diesel, but there are non sold in the USA (and probably will not be soon since diesel is more expensive than gas right now.)
I'd even buy an electric scooter if there were one reasonably priced and well supported by parts and service, but there aren't any being made. I could by an electric bicycle that would go 8 miles under its own power, and then swap the power pack to get home but... it gets complicated to do that. And if you get stranded and have to pedal, the sheer ignominy would kill me.