And the greener drive is...the Hummer NOT the Prius
CSI Miami's Hummer (background) is greener than the PriusEvery year CNW independent consumer analysts test the greenest of most leading cars. No contest you would think? Wrong. Very wrong. For two years running the Hummer (the US-made vehicle you see driven by Lt Horatio Caine and his team in CSI Miami) when holistic testing (like with like) is taken into account turns out to be more green than the Toyota Prius - the eco-caring symbol of Brad Pitt and all self-respecting Hollywood celebs. And it's not just the Prius either, its all hybrid cars.
Find it hard to believe? Here is an article on the subject and here's the original data its based on. Fed up with hearing your moralistic pious Prius-driving friends on how green they are? Send them this posting by email.
And, for the record, it doesn't stop there either. You find similar things when it comes to 'Green' light bulbs (did you know they are made with toxins?), the real cost of wind turbine power and other allegedly 'Green' consumer goods. More on this in due course. I will also be putting together some articles for publication elsewhere on each of these subjects.
Peter C Glover
in Latest evidence, Great new materials, Environment
|
1 Comment
View Printer Friendly Version
Email Article to Friend
Reader Comments (1)
Has anyone carried out a dust to dust comparison between a Boeing 737 and a commuter train ? (“Dust to Dust,” the total combined energy is taken from all the electrical, fuel, transportation, materials (metal, plastic, etc) and hundreds of other factors over the expected lifetime of a vehicle)