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Razor 16-06-07 03:53 PM

Prius Outdoes Hummer in Environmental Damage
 
Read article here

" Building a Toyota Prius causes more environmental damage than a Hummer that is on the road for three times longer than a Prius. As already noted, the Prius is partly driven by a battery which contains nickel. The nickel is mined and smelted at a plant in Sudbury, Ontario. This plant has caused so much environmental damage to the surrounding environment that NASA has used the ‘dead zone’ around the plant to test moon rovers. The area around the plant is devoid of any life for miles."

Wideboy 16-06-07 03:57 PM

Re: Prius Outdoes Hummer in Environmental Damage
 
the ever knowledgeable razor :notworthy:

Alpinestarhero 16-06-07 06:25 PM

Re: Prius Outdoes Hummer in Environmental Damage
 
I knew the prius was bad.

Carry on burning dead dino's everyone!

Matt

chazzyb 16-06-07 06:27 PM

Re: Prius Outdoes Hummer in Environmental Damage
 
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Originally Posted by alpinestarhero (Post 1214297)
I knew the prius was bad.

It's also the ugliest car on the road. Pretty much.

Alpinestarhero 16-06-07 06:31 PM

Re: Prius Outdoes Hummer in Environmental Damage
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by chazzyb (Post 1214299)
It's also the ugliest car on the road. Pretty much.

U mean uglier than a Fiat Panda?!

Could be...

I wonder what the Prius-supporting celebs will do now? Drive hummers?

Matt

Cloggsy 16-06-07 10:53 PM

Re: Prius Outdoes Hummer in Environmental Damage
 
Wait until Clarkson gets his hands on this :lol: :lol: :lol:

MiniMatt 17-06-07 11:25 AM

Re: Prius Outdoes Hummer in Environmental Damage
 
It always seemed a bit of a bonkers car - it's main selling point seemed to be it got 45mpg - Whoop-de-doo :) I've a 180bhp V6 diesel that does 45mpg and I'd wager is a lot more fun than a Prius to boot.

gettin2dizzy 17-06-07 12:54 PM

Re: Prius Outdoes Hummer in Environmental Damage
 
I always wondered why motorcyclists get nailed for 'environmental damage' with no consideration that motorcycles are about 1/8 of the size without all the plastics and aircon units etc. And then that motorcycles tend to have a longer life span - or get stolen and 'recycled' ;)

ASM-Forever 17-06-07 01:58 PM

Re: Prius Outdoes Hummer in Environmental Damage
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by gettin2dizzy (Post 1214605)
I always wondered why motorcyclists get nailed for 'environmental damage' with no consideration that motorcycles are about 1/8 of the size without all the plastics and aircon units etc. And then that motorcycles tend to have a longer life span - or get stolen and 'recycled' ;)

Aaaah but you forget that bikes have no practical purpose and are all owned by loonies, who only use them to speed through 30MPH villages. It is also rumoured the noise of the 'zausts makes baby jesus cry!
:rave:

Nekkid 17-06-07 09:13 PM

Re: Prius Outdoes Hummer in Environmental Damage
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by alpinestarhero (Post 1214300)
I wonder what the Prius-supporting celebs will do now? Drive hummers?

Matt

Nothing, I shouldd imagine, this is old news, I read it in a motoring mag at least 8 months ago, but since then it hasn't been mentioned.

It's also the environmental impact of scrapping the car that counts - the most environmentally friendly overall was the Jeep Wrangler.


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