[LINK] Can't blame Paul for this one. His spokesperson said that Paul would be horrified about Lexus sending him his gift Lexus Hybrid from Japan to Britain via plane. The carbon footprint of flying it is 100 times greater than sending it by ship, and according to Mike Rigby, director of CO2balance.com, the impact of sending it by airplane is the same as driving the car around the world six times. The car has low emissions, but its 21 MPG isn't that great... not that Mr. McCartney will have any trouble paying the UK carbon offset fees. No troubles like the characters in the cartoon.
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That's why I think the current generation of hybrids are such a boondoggle. Most of them don't even get very good mileage. Sure, 21mpg might sound good compared to the mileage of the average American SUV but it is still piss-poor in terms of making any kind of environmental impact. The only real exception is the Prius which achieves a more praiseworthy mileage standard.
When you factor in the increased manufacturing costs and the eventual difficult disposal of all the batteries, I'm not sure they are any more green that our current crop of cars.
Very true, unfortunately. Our 8 yr. old Acura Integras (yes, we have matching cars, one red, one blue) get nearly 30 MPG.
Car companies have not done the right thing by anybody. They gave customers what they wanted, but they didn't want something good - like feeding a toddler nothing but cotton candy - bad choices were made. We are all paying the price now in many ways -- everyone in the world (animals included).
Wooohooooo...
Edwards Endorsing Obama LIVE at 6pm In Michigan at a Rally _ turn it on....
( omg...matching cars...toooo coool.....
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