Re: Green vehicles of 2007

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.
> 

It's not quite as bad as a Hummer, given the mileages you cite, but it 
is bad.

You must have read the same article I did, but failed to notice the 
Hummer was still worse.

> Want good gas mileage and curb destruction of the environment??   Then
drive 
> a chevy Aveo or a Scion and drive the speed limit 
> 
>