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Old 08-09-2010, 12:40 AM   #38 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by tumnasgt View Post
It's a fact that more resources go into making a hybrid than a standard car...
Depends on what you're defining as standard. If you mean an average or typical car, then a hybrid like the Prius or Insight actually uses fewer resources to build, because they're smaller/lighter than average. Compared to similar size/performance models, they do use a bit more - but not all that much, and the extra is easy to recycle.

But in no way can the extra resources needed to build a hybrid be described as "huge". Minor is a better word.
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