What’s Greener a New Efficient Car or the Old Gas Guzzeler?
Can we finally lay this myth to rest?
So, in comparison, 89% of the energy consumed by a Hummer H2 is in burning fuel, whereas the Toyota Prius uses 74% of total energy on burning fuel. This means that, in relation to weight, the Prius requires more energy to manufacture, but the Hummer uses far more energy to operate. What we also learn is that a Hummer H2 uses more energy in the first 24,000 miles (roughly 2 years) than the Prius will in its entire lifetime.
I would say so. Funny thing is the total energy a Hummer2 uses (including production energy) within the first two years is the same amount a Prius will use in a 160,000 mile life. Sorry, but for all the bitching the American car companies do about Hybrids, at least for me, it just falls on deaf ears.
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