> > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/08/06 Sun PM 11:39:56 GMT > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: OT: Toyota hybrid-electric drive system > > Money is a small part of the consideration. > > The key, Ken, is that the Prius is a good car. It has a nice, quiet > interior, excellent ride and handling, and good power for normal > driving needs. On top of that, its highway fuel economy (as reported > by several hundred owners over the past five years in the Prius chat > rooms and forums) runs in the range of 38-50mpg averages, its city > fuel economy runs in the 40-60 mpg averages. > > The extra cost of the hybrid power system is warranted on that kind > of fuel mileage for me, coupled with the fact that it's a darn nice > car which otherwise satisfies my needs well. The fact that it uses > less fuel than most others with its performance/quality makes me feel > good about being environmentally friendly as well. > > Godfrey
The problem with that is that you have to "save" a huge amount of fuel before you recoup the environmental cost of contructing it in the first place. 8-/ > > > On Aug 6, 2006, at 3:49 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote: > > > Mark, as you're probably aware, the mileage you can expect with a > > hybrid is > > very dependent upon your driving cycle, (city/highway) among other > > things. > > If your 65 mile commute is mostly highway you will not see the kick in > > mileage that the hybrids are noted for. The extra cost of a hybrid > > would go > > a long way to pay for your yearly fuel bill. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
