Prius VS Hummer

[KenP]

Ok, I'm back after reading the article, your blog, and the responses.

First off, these are my favorites from the article:

The Prius costs an average of $3.25 per mile driven over a lifetime of 100,000 miles - the expected lifespan of the Hybrid.

The Hummer, on the other hand, costs a more fiscal $1.95 per mile to put on the road over an expected lifetime of 300,000 miles

We spend twice as much, but get three times more life expectancy!!! WOW!!! That means three hybrids are built for every one H2 built. Now, common sense tells me that's not very eco-friendly. There's no way the production and disposal of one Hummer is worse than three of the Toyota's.

Now, I'm not as intelligent as Mike, but I have to agree when you see some of those numbers drawn out 3 decimal places, it really has to make you wonder about the precision.

My opinion, I seriously doubt the accuracy of the numbers, but I do believe the hybrids, using current technology, have a larger carbon footproint and I've been saying that since the Prius came out with all it's hi-tech junk in it.

Hi Mike!