Originally Posted by
zhillz
how does this make any sence at all? No matter what, during the life of the car it will put out less polution or w/e then nonhybrid cars and THAT is the comparison. Of course its gunna do some damage building but how would it do more than any other vehicle? The fact is, we are gunna build cars. would you want one to do less damage while you drive it?
BTW, i would drive a hybrid depening on comfort, price, and size before gas milage to a point. IE if i had a 5 person family, the new hybrid suburban with about 20mpg sounds ok.
Get reading buddy..
The Recorder
Building a Toyota Prius causes more environmental damage than a Hummer that is on the road for three times longer than a Prius.
When you pool together all the combined energy it takes to drive and build a Toyota Prius, the flagship car of energy fanatics, it takes almost 50 percent more energy than a Hummer - the Prius’s arch
nemesis.
The Prius costs an average of $3.25 per mile driven over a lifetime of 100,000 miles - the expected lifespan of the Hybrid. The Hummer, on the other hand, costs a more fiscal $1.95 per mile to put on the road over an expected lifetime.
Those are a few main points.. Read the whole article.