Re: Green vehicles of 2007

"Robert Reynolds" <robbie@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> The Henchman wrote:
>> "Robert Reynolds" <robbie@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> Chuck Olson wrote:
>>>
>>>> However even apart from this wonderful development, we still have the

>>>> CNG
>>>> engine idling for hours in big city rush hour traffic, while the
Prius 
>>>> just
>>>> turns on its engine every now and then to recharge the battery most
>>>> efficiently when needed. I'm sure that Civic GX is real green then.
>>>>
>>>> Chuck
>>>>
>>>
>>> What are the side effects of manufacturing these batteries anyway?
>>
>> Nickel is in batteries.   Go look up the environmental damages cause by

>> mining and smelting nickel.  Also the prius is prolly only a car that 
>> lasts for 100 000 miles or so making it a short-life car.  Great for
our 
>> landfills.
>>
>> I equate driving a Toyota prius as creating more damage to our 
>> environment than a Hummer, which should get you 300 000 miles in it's 
>> life and without all those toxic batteries.
>>
>> Want good gas mileage and curb destruction of the environment??   Then 
>> drive a chevy Aveo or a Scion and drive the speed limit
>
> I'm not highly concerned about CO2 anyway.  The thing that bugs me is
the 
> damage from pumping, trans****ting, and refining petroleum.  Add to that 
> the exotic metals and nonbiodegradable modern chemicals that get dumped 
> every day and you have a big problem.  I'm tired of the political hacks 
> who talk about nothing but CO2 as if it were causing a problem, which it

> isn't.

Well said.