On Feb 11, 4:49�pm, BAR wrote:
Curtis CCR wrote:
It is my understanding that research on those vehicles has shown that their
production results in far more energy use than the production of standard
vehicles.

You must be referring to that silly article that circulated last year
saying that Hummers were more eco friendly and the real cost of a
Prius, over its lifespan, was something like $300,000. �It was BS.

Where do the chemicals that comprise the battery cells some from and how
do they get into the battery cell? What is the effect, cost, of the
mining of the component chemicals? What is the effect, cost, of the
materials used and needing disposal during the battery manufacturing
process?

I am not saying that people shouldn't drive Hummers - I am a Prius
owner that also drives a American made "crossover vehicle" that
typically gets less than 20mpg. �You want to drive a Hummer? �Fine
with me! �I can't tow a boat with my Prius.

What is the cost of a new battery pack for your Prius?

What is the total "cost" of a gallon of gas refined from mid-East oil?

Add in the billions per month spent occupying a country so we can keep
our military assets within easy striking range of any Arab states that
might dare "terrorize" America by curtailing the export of oil. As
there were no WMD to elminate and it now appears that the majority of
the population is more interested in a religious dictatorship than a
secular deomcracy (if only they could agree on which particular
competing branch of Islam would do the dictating), there is no reason
other than securing or maintaining a flow of mid-East crude for us to
remain in Iraq.

Every mile my (wife's) car drives that isn't fueled by Arab oil is one
more reason to bring our troops home and helps establish American
energy independence. Until we can tell the Saudis, etc, to go and
perform an act that is biologically impossible we will be subject to
the threat of a disruption in our economic lifeline and cannot
realistically
pull our military out of harm's way.