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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
That's my point. The ability to run on cleaner fuels with an engine that operates in a more efficient thermodynamic cycle outruns the benefits of a gasser hybrid which costs more to produce and to get worn-out batteries disposed in a "sustainable" way. This way, even an old 7700lbs. GVWR van can be cleaner than a Prius considering the useful operational lifespan of the vehicles.
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Now somebody gets it. Amen brother, add to the fact none of the raw materials and energy that was not used to produce a car, polluted anything because you didn't have to make a new Prius. No imported steel made in coal infested China, no Japanese nuclear electricity, no plastics and aluminium mining etc. The beater is already made, YOUR recycling IT.
