eco-math
Is this actually the case? This article says that a study shows that if you take all the energy used to produce a single prius, then the gas used at MPG estimates over its 100,000 mile expected life, it uses more energy than even a hummv (despite the hummv having horrible mileage and driving on the road for 300,000 mile expected lifespan). All this because of the globe-circling production process involved in the high-tech batteries…
William Cross wrote:
Scary thought, isn’t it? I’m glad I’ve got a camry.
Posted on 23-Mar-07 at 4:52 am | Permalink
William Cross wrote:
Dude, I’m starting to think I’m the only one who posts comments on your blog.
-Wil
Posted on 27-Mar-07 at 2:10 am | Permalink
seth wrote:
Well, at least there are two of us.
Posted on 27-Mar-07 at 11:57 am | Permalink
Will wrote:
Yeah, I believe this. Especially because when in doubt price is a good starting way to measure things, and as moosers have pointed out repeatedly, the cost savings in driving a hybrid take a longass time to get back the extra money the car costs in the first place.
So obviously hybrids as they come off the lot now aren’t really a benefit to mankind, just another neatly engineered toy. The future though is in better batteries and _plugging them in_. Good urbanites like myself have commutes less than 15 miles, so if I could plug my car in at home and at work then my gas usage would drop by a factor of about 100. And of course that electricity could come from whatever happy carbon-free energy producing process you like. Wind, nuclear, reclaimed heat emitted from global warming deniers who just won’t give up, etc.
Posted on 22-May-07 at 4:45 am | Permalink