I had this discussion with a Colorado Environment Official when I was at my dads co-workers house, the guy I talked to lived right next door.
He said that there is no way that a Hybrid is healthier than a regular gas or diesel drien car. Do you know where the battery goes when its done after around 35,000 miles? To a trash dump. That battery will send fumes straight into the atmosphere. In the long term, they are actually more harmful than a regular car.
If you want to save gas, then just get a smaller car. I get 28 MPG with my Audi A6, I think thats good enough for me, so Im not complaining. You can basically chip any car to get better gas mileage, its not that hard. Here in Sweden they get diesel cars because diesel used to be cheaper here, but also because you get way better gas mileage with diesel.
If you want to get 40-50 MPG, then buy a motorcycle or one of those tiny smart cars. You can also ride the bus or bike. Right now the technology in the Hybrid is made for school zone speed limits. Thats not enough to work with.
Dont throw your money away on a Hybrid, buy a smaller car instead. After all, when the tank is empty in either a Prius or Mini Cooper, youve sent out almost the same amount of fumes into the atmosphere.
Now if you want to talk to market gimmick, this is one
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Originally Posted by LukePhillips
If you want good gas milage, just get the Prius. Don't try to save face by getting a Cooper or something that still might give you some manhood. Because you'll just look stupid.
I could never get one of those things as my only car. I would go insane. I need 8 cylinders of get up and go and good ole american wastefulness.
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Why would you need 8 cylinders to get you up and going? I like the new Suburbans, because when you dont really use the full engine, it kicks in to V6 mode instead of V8. That saves you a ton of gas, too.