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Originally Posted by scott
I wonder what the Prius gas mileage is at 100 mph & the kinda carbon foot print it leaves.?  |
Over the total life of the vehicle, it is rather surprising.....
http://www.reason.org/commentaries/d...20060719.shtml
".....But despite all these drawbacks, hybrids are at least better for the environment than say….. a Hummer, right? Nope.
Spinella spent two years on the most comprehensive study to date – dubbed "Dust to Dust" -- collecting data on the energy necessary to plan, build, sell, drive and dispose of a car from the initial conception to scrappage. He even included in the study such minutia as plant-to-dealer fuel costs of each vehicle, employee driving distances, and electricity usage per pound of material. All this data was then boiled down to an "energy cost per mile" figure for each car (see here and here).
Comparing this data, the study concludes that overall hybrids cost more in terms of overall energy consumed than comparable non-hybrid vehicles. But even more surprising, smaller hybrids' energy costs are greater than many large, non-hybrid SUVs."
Apologies for going off topic so much.
Here is a video to make amends.............
Spiders on Drugs..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHzdsFiBbFc
