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Originally Posted by Finner
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.
http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2...s_not_as_.html
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.
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Hmm.. forgot about this thread for a while.
Umm... your own linked article specifically says that it is not talking about mileage and that these cars wil save gas. The fact that the other materials and production processes may create a higher 'cost' of energy, doesn't mean that the vehicles use gas less efficiently. My point was that hybrids save gas from being burnt, and your source appears to agree with me, while pointing out that other factors make hybrids more 'expensive' energywise. The article also points out that the increased costs of hybrids may be offset by newer manufacturing processes in time. Once the gas is burnt though, it's gone. I don't understand why people refuse to accept that immediate economic efficiency isn't the goal of the hybrid, it's about long term-planning. Hybrids are the 'transitional fossils' of autho evolution...
