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Re: [T3] Hybrids


<x-flowed>Most environmental transport is by foot or bicycle.
I know several people that do use a bicycle as their primary mode of transport for the week.
Some of us drive to far.


richard


James Montebello wrote:
My gripe with the current hybrids is they're not pushing the technology
anywhere near far enough, and they're now being mis-used for marketing reasons.
Most of the new hybrids coming out are stupid things like hybrid SUVs that add
maybe 10-15%, making terrible gas mileage merely awful.


Americans think 40mpg is great mileage, but it's actually not that good. Getting 50mpg doesn't require hybrid technology, just a small engine with good
fuel control. An ex-girlfriend had a Renault 5 in 1981 that would get 45mpg...


The hybrids, meanwhile, add highly toxic battery technology to the problem,
which will require some disposal mechanism in a few years.


As you slide down the banister of life, may the splinters never pointin the wrong direction.

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