Prius loses to a Beemer in a MPG race.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
MPG does not even begin to count the real environmental costs of the Prius compared to conventionally powered cars. The costs and environmental impact of manufacturing the car especially the battery and battery disposal make the Prius a loser when accounting for total cost of ownership and total environmental impact. The green movement is about control not efficient resource usage and environmental impacts. The green movement is myopic, essentially ignoring fixed costs and inconvenient environmental impacts.
The illogic but power of the green movement is evident in the recycling craze. Recycling as practiced by many cities is a big cost and environmental loser. If pressed, the greenies will even admit. However, the greenies still insist on recycling boondoggles because of some unnamed future impact and future development of markets for recycled material.