Brian Henderson wrote:
On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:41:29 -0700, Mark & Juanita
wrote:

While deliberate waste is never justified, the idea that having us all
drive Prius's will save the world is hardly a rational approach.

A Prius is a damn ugly car, actually. The fact is, a hybrid might
help slow the use of gasoline, when gas runs out entirely or gets too
expensive, a hybrid isn't going to do any good. The reality is that
we need to look for a way to rid ourselves of gasoline altoghether.

Dipping in:

But its a good stick to beat the populace with, here you can drive a
toyotter prissyarse in London without paying the congestion charge, but
how many people can afford one? Not many!
Then there's the displaced environmental damage caused by building them,
disposal is just as bad, replacement batteries 3-5 years as well add's
to the problem.
You can't carry much in one, their heavy for size and can't tow a
trailer either.
My Diesel 110 Land-Rover is 22 years old, has contributed less polution
during its lifetime per year/mile than a prissyarse ever will and is
almost the ulitmate rebuildable and recycleable vehicle on the road, can
carry large loads and tow upto 3.5 Tons, very useful for a woodworker!

Niel, back to lurk mode...