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Originally Posted by Tim Hancock
I think it is funny when people start talking about saving money on gas by driving a somewhat expensive Prius..... If they really were trying to save money, they would have bought something cheaper like a Honda Civic that gets 40 something mpg.
Prius owners for the most part buy them as a green status symbol whether they realize/admit it or not. The fact remains that they still burn gasoline and someday the batteries will end up in a landfill polluting their precious environment.  |
The batteries are quite recyclable with programs to do so already in place by the car manufacturers who sell them. Both provide financial incentives for returning the batteries (as I understand it) and both claim to recycle every part of the battery.
Plus, my car was only slightly more than a comparable Corolla but provides just short of the room of a Camry.