Prius Outdoes Hummer in Environmental Damage

The Recorder-Central Connecticut State University ^ | March 7, 2007 | Chris Demorro

[Antoninus]

I've often wondered what the resale value of this particular vehicle will be as well--what with the limited-life batteries costing thousands of dollars...

[Let's Roll]

"I keep finding them stuck to the skid-plate of my Suburban..."

Of course, that's why they look so much like cockroaches.

[CedarDave]

Ping!

[Tall_Texan]

I think the Prius is great and I don't understand why Rush hates them so.

The last time my liberal brother and I both visited my mother at the same time, I drove there in my gas-guzzling truck and he drove in his Prius.

He's a noted tightwad but whenever we needed to go anywhere, he volunteered to drive us all in his Prius (he probably thought he was helping to save the planet). So, I didn't need to fill up my truck once the entire trip until heading back.

So I have first-hand experience how the Prius saved me on gasoline... just by having a liberal brother than owned one.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Prius Outdoes Hummer in Environmental Damage

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[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

Excellent response!

While it's true that the Prius is usually over-hyped; and the Hummer is usually unjustly demonized -- the costs estimates in the article are simply ludicrous. They are based on the type of "accounting" we would normally associate with moonbats. This article is counter productive.

[CedarDave]

This poor journalism student will get an "F" for not being politically correct and following the party line, which is "perception equals reality".

[bray]

This reminds me of the time I looked up and found those old hippy wagon VW busses put out more pollution than your SUV. They have no cadilladic converters so they belch smoke.

Pray for W and Our Troops

[ElkGroveDan]

This is an opportunity for me to bare my soul on this issue. I've been feeling really guilty about the brand new Excursion I bought for my wife this summer that only gets about 12 mpg.

It came time for my new vehicle this month, so to make amends to Mother Earth I made a concerted effort to get a more efficient means of transportation. My new F250 crew-cab that I bought Sunday gets 15mpg and I feel much better now.

[fso301]

bump

[fishtank]

Sudbury Ontario

[HangnJudge]

Lots cheaper to operate
Minuscule carbon footprint
70-80 MPG
But not too practical in the winter
My favorite chariot

[justshutupandtakeit]

South Park has shown us that the real name of this car is the "Pious".

[doorgunner69]

I just wish the damn things would get out of the way. They seem to delight in creeping along holding up traffic.

[cogitator]

Thanks for the article. Even though one can calculate the energy required to produce the nickel in a hybrid battery, it really isn't responsible for all of the enviromental damage around the smelters and refinery, is it? Nickel is used for more than the batteries in hybrid cars.

I wonder what gas price is used to calculate the 60 months recoup figure? And sometimes you pay a little more to burn less gas.

[Rakkasan1]

stick with the Yaris. way cheaper and 40mpg.

[greenthumbedislndr]

Oh for heavens sake please use a spell checker or maybe get some brains before you post messages here:
cadilladic converter? It's called a catalytic converter for cryin out loud!
I'm a naturalized american citizen and some of you folks who were born here make us conservatives look like freegin idiotic rednecks.

[Bob J]

Pring!

[bray]

I know, it was a play on words! Cadillac/catalytic. What Country do you come from so I make sure never to go there. Perhaps you can import a sense of humor.

BTW Lecture Spellcop, freegin is spelled friggin.

Pray for W and Our Troops

[Ditto]

Ironically, the only reason to buy either is for ego trips. They're just off to different ego destinations.