Supplied Just because you own that new Tesla, it doesn’t mean you are a card-carrying tree hugger. But it does mean you are open to new ideas. (File photo) OPINION: Tom’s brother Gavin is visiting on his way back to the North Island. “So, Tom, now that you have an electric car, you are a certified, card-carrying tree-hugger!” Gavin says with a laugh. “Who’d of thought that the kid doing burnouts in front of the church at two in the morning would become a greenie?” “Shush, Gavin! Jimmy just got his licence and doesn’t know about that. And, I’d appreciate it if he didn’t find out. Bad example, you know.”