Aww... the Prius...what would you think if you invested your hard working money into a car that deceivingly paraded around as the ultimate 'green car' only to find that your good moral consciousness has in fact, misguided you into making a rash purchase based on phenomenial marketing techniques that banked on current trends revelling in the political and environmental arena?(Ahh...now you can breath.)
Personally, I wouldn't believe it. Because nobody, especially not a respectable company like Toyota, would promote their product, the Prius, to be the most environmentally friendly of cars, when other research has shown, it does more damage to the enviroment than the world's most hated SUV, the Hummer. How is that possible? And are these allegations valid?
In essence, it comes down to the manufacturing of the nickle based battery the Prius possesses. The nickle, which is mined and smelted in Ontario, has devasted the land so drastically, that life no longer exists for a radius of miles and miles. However, other sources are quick to point out that the land had been previously destroyed over the last 30 years prior to the existence of the nickle plant. But this is just the start of the problems for the nickle based battery. When you take into consideration the battery's travel route, from Ontario to Europe to China to Japan to the U.S., one can't help but to wonder the impact this vast container ship has on the environment. This, in addition to the Prius's costs of an average of $3.25 per mile driven over a lifetime of 100,000 miles, which is the expected lifespan of the Hybrid; the Hummer, with an average cost of a more fiscal $1.95 per mile to put on the road over an expected lifetime of 300,000 miles, starts to looks a little more appealing.
Maybe by 'Going Green', Toyota was really just shedding some truthful light on their premium priced cars, and not the affects on the environment. But you decide for yourself. Check out these controversial websites that support both sides to the issue.
http://clubs.ccsu.edu/Recorder/editorial/editorial_item.asp?NewsID=188
http://www.thecarconnection.com/Auto_News/Green_Car_News/Prius_Versus_HUMMER_Exploding_the_Myth.S196.A12220.html
http://www.katu.com/news/7561002.html
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4 comments:
I think sometimes people are more concerned with the perception of being environmentally friendly. It is easy to get sucked into the marketing aspect of something without doing your own research and being fully informed. This is a great post.
I like my honda civic. a better price and it will last three times longer than this thing.
I don't much care about the whole nickel battery thing but I enjoy that thought on the car.
my car costs half of the prius and lasts three times longer... let's go for a civic rather than a hummer and be "green" and I'm not one in that movement... I just take care of my pocketbook and care about the value of my dollars that I spend.
Thank you for an informational article on Prius. I enjoyed reading the article. I have heard about this controversial topic.
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