Figuring Out How Much a Hybrid, Diesel, or Small Car Will Save Per Year

Not only that, but since automakers have to meet a "fleet
average" MPG, all buying a hybrid does is allow some other
person to buy a bigger monster truck and eat up the savings.

(Here's a memorable op-ed from last year on the topic:

David Leonhardt
Buy a Hybrid, and Save a Guzzler
Published: February 8, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/08/business/08leonhardt.html
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You are right, there's a way to compute Carbon emission per kilometer
or something, Thanks for pointing that out. I'm not a hybrid owner. To
be honest I'm guilty too, do I want a keep my money and buy a less
expensive non hybrid car or do I my part to reduce carbon emission and
buy a hybrid. I kept my money.

 

You are right, there's a way to compute Carbon emission per kilometer
or something, Thanks for pointing that out. I'm not a hybrid owner. To
be honest I'm guilty too, do I want a keep my money and buy a less
expensive non hybrid car or do I my part to reduce carbon emission and
buy a hybrid. I kept my money.

 

<rant on>

Why izzit that every new catchword becomes yet another fad.

Got a carbon problem?

Plant more trees!

Why izzit that modern day PC folk insist on re-inventing wheel?

<rant over>

JT

 

<rant on>

Why izzit that every new catchword becomes yet another fad.

Got a carbon problem?

Plant more trees!

Why izzit that modern day PC folk insist on re-inventing wheel?

<rant over>

JT

 

Those are the same people at the pump next to me crying about the fuel
prices.

 

Those are the same people at the pump next to me crying about the fuel
prices.

 

We call that the 'stupid tax.'

Bob Wilson

 

We call that the 'stupid tax.'

Bob Wilson

 

Planting more trees is a good idea and we're doing it in my
neighborhood. But there is a limit to how many trees we can fit

It looks like human activity is causing some global problems. That
isn't really very surprising to me. We've dumped lots of stuff that
never existed in nature back into nature. We've cut down most of the
rain forests. We've pumped all kinds of stuff into the atmosphere.
We've caused the extinction of countless species (yes, we could
probably count them but I'm using the term to mean "a great many").

And when it's pointed out that perhaps we'd better do something to
protect the only planet we have and pass it on to future generations,
we get all kinds of gruff. Well, fine, maybe we're wrong and there is
no problem. Let's just continue what we're doing until it's too late.
Maybe science will come up with a fix. Or maybe we'll all get wiped
out or face a much more hostile environment.

Really, why should it bother me anyway? I'll be dead. I guess I'll buy
that hummer after all.

 

Planting more trees is a good idea and we're doing it in my
neighborhood. But there is a limit to how many trees we can fit

It looks like human activity is causing some global problems. That
isn't really very surprising to me. We've dumped lots of stuff that
never existed in nature back into nature. We've cut down most of the
rain forests. We've pumped all kinds of stuff into the atmosphere.
We've caused the extinction of countless species (yes, we could
probably count them but I'm using the term to mean "a great many").

And when it's pointed out that perhaps we'd better do something to
protect the only planet we have and pass it on to future generations,
we get all kinds of gruff. Well, fine, maybe we're wrong and there is
no problem. Let's just continue what we're doing until it's too late.
Maybe science will come up with a fix. Or maybe we'll all get wiped
out or face a much more hostile environment.

Really, why should it bother me anyway? I'll be dead. I guess I'll buy
that hummer after all.

 

When it can be explained to me why adjacent planets are also warming up,
then I may admit that human contributions, (which by the way amount to
less than .5% of the increase in recent years), might be a factor.

The loss of carbon conversion can largely be attributed to the
destruction of the tropical and other rainforests and in that way, yes,
we are a factor and one that could easily be reversed.

But that does not 'plain the planetary warm up...

JT

 

When it can be explained to me why adjacent planets are also warming up,
then I may admit that human contributions, (which by the way amount to
less than .5% of the increase in recent years), might be a factor.

The loss of carbon conversion can largely be attributed to the
destruction of the tropical and other rainforests and in that way, yes,
we are a factor and one that could easily be reversed.

But that does not 'plain the planetary warm up...

JT

 

Dream on!

 

Dream on!

 

Difficult to put a price on something which the affect of isn't
accurately quantified.
The Carbon Offset con makes it even more difficult.

 

Difficult to put a price on something which the affect of isn't
accurately quantified.
The Carbon Offset con makes it even more difficult.

 

You'll not know it's REAL value until you sell it.

 

You'll not know it's REAL value until you sell it.

 

The most effective way to reduce our cars impact is to drive less.