Re: Hybrid Cars
So here is something I have been wondering about when people say buying a hybrid is good for the environment. Or in particular, net/net how much oil is being saved from purchasing a hybrid vehicle or instead of having a fairly fuel efficient yet older car.
Plastic is a petroleum product and as such all the plastics on these new vehicles are using a ton of oil. And the process of creating those plastics is adding pollution to the environment. Add in the chemicals used in the batteries and you have another waste product
Is it possible that it would actually be more environmentally friendly to actually hold on to a fuel efficient yet older car versus buying a brand new one? My car gets about 32 miles to the gallon (HWY) so a hybrid would be at most (I think) 20 miles a gallon saved. At what point would it actually be a net reduction in the use of petroleum or a net reduction in pollution.
This could be a load of malarky but something I always was curious about. I am sure Toyota and Honda would not want us to think that.
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