4.07.2007

O Holy Prius, thou environmentally sucketh...

All ye hybrid enthusiasts, see here:

The Toyota Prius has become the flagship car for those in our society so environmentally conscious that they are willing to spend a premium to show the world how much they care. Unfortunately for them, their ultimate ‘green car’ is the source of some of the worst pollution in North America; it takes more combined energy per Prius to produce than a Hummer.

Before we delve into the seedy underworld of hybrids, you must first understand how a hybrid works. ...

My favorite part is describing the area around where they mine the metal for the batteries:

The nickel is mined and smelted at a plant in Sudbury, Ontario. This plant has caused so much environmental damage to the surrounding environment that NASA has used the ‘dead zone’ around the plant to test moon rovers. The area around the plant is devoid of any life for miles.

Oh yeah, save the planet. Uh huh, yup. Meanwhile, I'll remain truly green and continue to ride my motorcycle.

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