As gas price climb here in Puna & Hilo..

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KahunaScott said

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Have you done any research on how much energy and pollution it makes to produce your batteries?
And what do you do with them when they have to be replaced…off to the landfill?
Not to eco friendly in my book.

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I guess you can find a dark lining to any silver cloud.

For better or for worse, Hybrid vehicles are the replacement for the internal combustion engine, until hydrogen or whatever else comes along to replace Hybrid technology. In the meantime, I'm reducing the use of fossil fuels, reducing the impact on the global climate from fossil fuels, reducing the demand for foreign imports, reducing the demand for exploration and development in the Arctic National Wildlife Preserve.

Since the number of Hybrid vehicles will grow exponentially over the forseeable future, the positive thing to do is to work out the problems inherent in that technology, such as how to recycle the batteries, not take issue with the people who are moving in the right direction of reducing our carbon footprint rather than continuing to stick with 100-year-old, filthy, combustion engine technology.

Sheesh.

http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center-article_116/

http://www.sigmaautomotive.com/electroch...dpower.php

http://hybridreview.blogspot.com/2006/04...rowth.html

How do I know?