On 6/21/07, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 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. > > Through a study by CNW Marketing called "Dust to Dust," the total > combined energy is taken from all the electrical, fuel, > transportation, materials (metal, plastic, etc) and hundreds of other > factors over the expected lifetime of a vehicle. 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 of 300,000 miles. That means > the Hummer will last three times longer than a Prius and use less > combined energy doing it.
This whole section misses the point of environmentalism ENTIRELY. It's not about saving money, it's about protecting our future. We're going to run out of oil in this world sooner than later, Our reliance on foreign oil is a serious problem. Using vehicles that don't use nearly as much gasoline is a GOOD THING. I myself haven't gone to the hybrid yet... I was driving an F-150 every day, but 2 years ago I leased a Mazda3 and I drive that every day now ... went from 16mpg to 28mpg. I feel good about that, from a cost savings perspective *AND* because it means I'm LESS reliant on foreign oil than the person driving the hummer. I wish this area had a better public transportation system - I wouldn't mind riding the bus... but our transit system here in raleigh/durham sucks if you're trying to get from city to city. Too spread out. Rick ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 The most significant release in over 10 years. Upgrade & see new features. http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion?sdid=RVJR Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:237013 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
