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Originally Posted by onetwo_threefour

Okay, you've said this like three times already. Here's an education for you. Current hybrids serve a valuable function if you would take two seconds to think about it. First, and most obviously, every kilometre driven by a hybrid instead of a traditional has vehicle saves fuel, extending the available resources for everyone.....

Actually thats bullcrap. They did a study showing the additional cost in resources to actually build a hybrid is worse for the environment, and they actually use more energy then traditional gasoline engines.

Because the study takes into account every aspect of the production process, hybrids like the Honda Accord Hybrid have an energy cost of $3.49 per mile. Compare that to a regular Accord, at $2.18, or a Hummer H3, at $1.98, and that green vehicle taxes the environment more.

http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2...s_not_as_.html

You may be surprised if you thought hybrids were the obvious winners.

The Honda Accord Hybrid has an Energy Cost per Mile of $3.29 while the conventional Honda Accord is $2.18. Put simply, over the “Dust to Dust” lifetime of the Accord Hybrid, it will require about 50 percent more energy than the non-hybrid version, CNW claims.

And you may do a doubletake after reading this:

For example, while the industry average of all vehicles sold in the U.S. in 2005 was $2.28 cents per mile, the Hummer H3 (among most SUVs) was only $1.949 cents per mile. That figure is also lower than all currently offered hybrids and Honda Civics at $2.42 per mile.

Basically, when considering all relevant variables such as materials, fabrication, plastics, carpets, chemicals, shipping, and transportation, gas mileage turns out to be significantly less relevant than many people assume.

http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/1...nmental-choice

Most people who drive hybrids spout off about how what they are doing for the environment is great, when it actuality they would have been better off buying a regular fuel efficient vehicle. Basically all they are doing is saving money on gas at the expense of the environment.