"Dori A Schmetterling" <info@nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Doesn't pass any So What? test.
>
> No analysis of fleet make-up and total energy cost.
>
> The Toyota Prius is particularly good at salving rich Hollywood stars'
> consciences.
>
> A friend has one. Not that fuel efficient.
>
> DAS

Not that fuel efficient compared to what?

I don't have a Prius, yet, but three of my friends do. None live in
Hollywood. They all love their Priuses and are very happy with the gas
mileage. They get 45 to 53 in town, where they would normally get, at best,
in the upper 20's with an economy car. We have a lot of l-o-n-g stoplights
here and a car that recaptures braking energy and doesn't idle saves a LOT
of fuel.

And they're happy with the highway fuel economy but the improvement is not
as impressive - they typically get 45-48 on the highway and a Corolla,
driven reasonably, might achieve low 40's.

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> "Spam away" <Trashhere@spam.net> wrote in message
> news:Trashhere-6CF17C.19440619042007@news.telus.net...
>>A good summary of the 12 best and worst green vehicles.
>> http://www.greenercars.com/bestof.html
>>
>> In the best list it's all Asian makes. Most here know who they are!
>> In the worst Mercedes has 4 places and Chrysler has 2, giving DC 50% of
>> the worst vehicles.



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