Buy a Hummer Save the Environment

[ponchovilla]

Hybrids are at least better for the environment than say?.. a Hummer, right?

Nope!

In a two year study on the most comprehensive study to date ? dubbed "Dust to Dust" -- data was collected on the energy necessary to plan, build, sell, drive and dispose of a car from the initial conception to scrappage. Even included in the study were such minutia as plant-to-dealer fuel costs of each vehicle, employee driving distances, and electricity usage per pound of material. All this data was then boiled down to an "energy cost per mile" figure for each car.

The study concludes that overall hybrids cost more in terms of overall energy consumed than comparable non-hybrid vehicles. But even more surprising, smaller hybrids' energy costs are greater than many large, non-hybrid SUVs.
For instance, the dust-to-dust energy cost of the bunny-sized Honda Civic hybrid is $3.238 per mile. This is quite a bit more than the $1.949 per mile that the elephantine Hummer costs.
See:
http://www.reason.org/commentaries/d...20060719.shtml

[DennisAJC]

That's a repost but always a good read.

[mikejr]

Gotta love some good empirical data that proves what we all know....Hummers are environmentally freindly.....

[K9sH3]

respost or not, I have never seen it. So I am copying it and sending to my tree hugging friends and family..

[RubHer Yellow Ducky]

Originally Posted by ponchovilla

Hybrids are at least better for the environment than say?.. a Hummer, right?

Nope!

In a two year study on the most comprehensive study to date ? dubbed "Dust to Dust" -- data was collected on the energy necessary to plan, build, sell, drive and dispose of a car from the initial conception to scrappage. Even included in the study were such minutia as plant-to-dealer fuel costs of each vehicle, employee driving distances, and electricity usage per pound of material. All this data was then boiled down to an "energy cost per mile" figure for each car.

The study concludes that overall hybrids cost more in terms of overall energy consumed than comparable non-hybrid vehicles. But even more surprising, smaller hybrids' energy costs are greater than many large, non-hybrid SUVs.
For instance, the dust-to-dust energy cost of the bunny-sized Honda Civic hybrid is $3.238 per mile. This is quite a bit more than the $1.949 per mile that the elephantine Hummer costs.
See:
http://www.reason.org/commentaries/d...20060719.shtml

Is this figure for the H-1, H-2 or H-3?

Thanks

RYD

[PackerFever]

Is it too much that I just bought HummerMyths.com, HummerMyth.com, and HummerLegends.com ???

I think this will be added to the list of articles on the site.

BTW, once I get it up and running I will be looking to good articles to be submitted by You!

Buy a Hummer and hug a tree, maybe that should be the new slogan.

[ponchovilla]

Originally Posted by Steve - SanJose

Buy a Hummer and hug a tree, maybe that should be the new slogan.

Steve, then what'll I do with my t-shirts that say
"Kill a Beaver, Save a Tree"?

poncho:
dancingbanana:

[usetosellhummer]

Save the Hummer, save the world

[DRTYFN]

Poncho-troll, why don't you do us a favor and STFU.