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Dust to dumb
Prius easily beats Hummer in lifecycle energy use; 'Dust to Dust' report has no basis in fact |
Joseph Romm |
27 Aug 2007 |
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| A study came out recently claiming to prove a Hummer has lower lifecycle energy use than a Prius. Because the result was so obviously bogus -- and in sharp contradiction with every other major lifecycle analysis ever done -- I didn't spend time debunking it. But it made it into the comments of my blog and continues to echo around the internet, and the authors keep updating and defending it. A couple of good debunking studies -- by the Pacific Institute (PDF) and ... |
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| Topics: cars, ecological footprint, electric vehicles, energy, insanity, Prius (all these topics) |
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