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  Thanks for debunking this nonsense

  It is indeed surprising how many times this nonsense has found it's way into various publications and how often those of us who own and drive the Prius have to defend our choice of automobile.  I'll grant you the original report doesn't give one much to work with other than frightening (and unsupported) conclusions.  Being a simple sort of fellow, I approached it in a simple sort of way.  I began to wonder who was actually paying for all this energy my driving a Prius was inflicting on society.  If I drive my 2005 Prius for 100,000 miles, to keep the math simple, then at $3.25 a mile, somebody is going to be picking up a tab for $325,000.  I knew it wasn't going to be me, because my car only cost $26,000 (I got the fancy one with navigation).  I have been getting a consistent 48 mpg and haven't had to spend but a few dollars on routine service, so when was that big bill going to arrive and who was it being sent to?  

  I finally decided that someone had made a mistake somewhere and I was comfortable that it wasn't me, so I have now felt secure enough to leave the house in my Prius, confident that I didn't need to trade it in on a Hummer after all:)

  Thanks again

  RandalOn Prius easily beats Hummer in lifecycle energy use; 'Dust to Dust' report has no basis in fact posted 2 years, 2 months ago 15 Responses