Re: [T3] Hybrids

[Richard Green <rlgreen@industryinet.com>]

<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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