FU2! (H2!)
¶ by Rob Friesel
The above image will not be appearing in this NowPublic.com story. When I first saw the request, I was a bit flattered. Neat, I thought. Then I read the story and thought Hmm… seems to miss the point.
In the spirit of the Creative Commons license that I use for my Flickr’d photos however 1 I figured that it would be okay anyway as long as they gave the due attribution. And I followed that up with my rebuttal.
The photo will not appear on the site however because they require folks to register as users first.
Did I hear someone say Totally Weaksauce?
In any event, my rebuttal would go something along these lines:
Regardless of how many resources it takes to produce either vehicle, the H2 (on the road) produces far more CO tonnage than the Prius. The argument that you’re going to drive a mile-for-mile more environmentall-friendly vehicle in the H2 is a garbage argument. Especially when they start adding the “miles to the life of the vehicle” aspect in there. 300,000 mile life expectancy on the H2? Highly doubtful when driving habits are factored in.
That being said, my rebuttal should scarcely be taken as a pro-Prius argument. Between the Sudbury-mined nickel, the on-going debates about battery disposal 2, and the not-quite-resolved high-voltage hazards posed to first responders, it seems silly for me to bother mentioning drivers’ habits again. Those Priuses trucking along on the highway at 85mph with a single occupant? Yeah, those guys are getting their fuel economy returns in a big hurry.
As usual: walk if you’re close enough, public transport if you’re not, and ask your friends and co-workers about rideshare options.
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- Sorry, no citation here. Had one at one point but the link is long-gone and the only things I’m finding in the Google are pro-hybrid “battery bounty” stroke-fests.[↩]
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