Response to M3 vs. Prius
I think this whole segment illustrates a valuable point. A hybrid, no matter how you stack it up, only serves a purpose when you use it for short trips in City. The E92 M3 is by no means an eco friendly vehicle, however the materials used to produce it are less toxic to the environment once the vehicle has expended it's use, and the highway use winner falls solely on Hydrogen, CNG and Diesel, and as Hydrogen isn't a viable fuel yet, and CNG is a hastle, Diesel is currently the most "Green" fuel to use for those of us that commute 20+ miles a day. Let's face it , the Prius is a phenominal vehicle on city streets, as well as it's counterparts from other companies, but if their's one group of people I can't stand, it's the want-to-be-hippies driving their Prius, with the A/C on, cruising down the freeway at 65+ mph with a "save the planet" bumper sticker on it as they haul their 68kg battery pack made from some of the least eco friendly materials on earth.
I know I'm going to get some of you yelling blasphemy because I'm thinking this through, but before you go insulting my observation, look up the facts, and you'll see I'm right on point, and If I'm missing something somewhere, try and keep it to a college level conversation.
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