[pknowles]

Interesting read.

http://clubs.ccsu.edu/recorder/editorial/e....asp?NewsID=188

[zlexiss]

I'm with a lot of people who are not convinced the numbers are on the up and up here. Mainly the 100k vs. 300k mile lifetimes. They're essentially tripling the manufactiring cost per mile of the hybrid without a lot of evidence that either car will last that lifetime.

And I love how the article insinuates that all the acid rain around Subbury is due to Toyota's purchase of 1.6% of Falconbridge's 63,000 tons of smelter output (that's been there since 1929).

Crack open the full report and lots of stuff pops out. For example, a Prius will require more $ in repairs and maintenance over 100k miles than a Hummer will in 300k miles. At over 35 years of service for the average H1 by their numbers, vs. 10 years for the average Prius.

I'll stop here. I know hybrids aren't the answer. If I was worried about fuel economy I'd have a VW TDI in the garage.

This post has been edited by zlexiss: Apr 4 2007, 08:55 PM