The Toyota Prius is now rated at 46MPG, according to new EPA testing. Does this justify the price premium?

vegas.monaco questioned:

With California out of HOV permissions for new hybrid buys, and a perceived fall in fuel efficiency, have hybrids lost the attention? As we look past the hybrid hype, what’s next? Biodesiel, hydrogen?

Why do people think hybrids are good for the environment?

Merlin M questioned:

The total hype about hybrids seems a waste of time, in view of the fact that the cars themselves are too. What public fail to realize is that hybrids are dreadful for the background. While they may take in less fuel than a fixed car, the administer of making a hybrid is really damaging to the background.
In order to make a hybrid, car companies need to mine for the assets they are inane to need to make the batteries, let lonely the new plastics and lightweight alloys required to make the battery housings, and the rest of the gripping potential sow. The wits this is a problem is that completely new mines are dug in order to obtain the raw equipment looked-for to make the batteries. Then these raw equipment are shipped all around the planet. to be refined and re-refined, and eventually twisted into batteries, which are then place into the cars, which themselves are then shipped to dealerships.
The refineries aren’t owned by the car makers themselves, in view of the fact that the cost of building their own refineries would be to splendid, the car makers ship their equipment all around the planet, to third have fun companies so that they can do the refining. It is in fact cheaper for the car makers to do pay for shipping, very than scare with building their own refineries, and having the raw equipment be twisted into the batteries all in one place.
The raw equipment, and the equipment in innumerable stages of refinement, are shipped all around the planet using huge ships and goods rains, all of which run on diesel. While diesel is more efficient than gasoline, it subdue puts emissions into the ambiance. The productivity of these earnings of shipping (trains/ships) isn’t balanced out by the hybrids that they helped to make.
So ,what I was wondering was, why the hell do public blindly swallow the crap that is fed to them about hybrids, and never question it? I also bring this up in view of the fact that here are a lot of tiny, fuel efficient cars sold by foremost car makers all around the planet, yet here has been less of an incentive to bring them here, in view of the fact that public don’t get tax breaks for driving small cars, but they do if they handbook a hybrid.
I just want to know what others reflect on this come forth, and delight, if you’re a hybrid fan/lover/driver, don’t scare answering, telltale me how awe-inspiring you reflect hybrids are.
also, once the batteries are worn out, they need to be replaced, which only furthers the need for mining, and in case i hadn’t mentioned it, mining is in the end putting holes in the Earth

Whats the big deal with hybrids when geo metros get 50 to 70 mpg?

Cracker’s back questioned:

whats all the hype with hybrids when the geo metro kills hybrids with gas milliage, also doesnt need pricey batteries!!!! or gripping motors
daniel: and how is the geo metro top surprise? ive owned one and horde place a stop to public without a problem

Since Hybrid/Flex Fuel cars actually make the environment worse.why is their so much hype behind them?

Andrew S questioned:

Helpfulness companies sell coal burned bent electricity all owing to off peak hours…which is also when most public are charging their Hybrid cars.

Flex Fuel or Bio Diesel is causing acres upon acres to be cut down to make room for corn fields to be developed to fulfill the increased demand for corn. We are also powerless to meet the wants of many third planet nations in view of the fact that we are now experiencing a food famine of our own due to these Bio Fuel vehicles on the market quick popularity.

Those of you who own hybrid cars – do they really live up to all the hype?

bsc914 questioned:

Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, Toyota Camry — what do you guys reflect?

Do people still buy hybrid cars or are they done for now?

superman41082 questioned:

I know they’ve been having some mechanical problem and lots of hybrids are being paid recalled. Are these tribulations in effect with most of they hybrids, or is they hype of the problem out of ratio? Also, what is the possibility of hybrid/electrica/non oil based cars?

Is a Hybrid car as good as all the hype says it is?

Charlotte B questioned:

I like the thought of a hybrid but I don’t want granny-slow car.