Is a Hybrid really more efficient?

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I ran across this video from he CBS show, "Sunday Morning" about the energy consumption of a used car versus a new hybrid car. It's a video done by 2 guys from Fast Draw, not sure if they are a used car lot or just some internet nerds or not..

Their quirky video does some comparison between a new hybrid that gets about 45mpg and a used car that gets 35mpg. They point out that from the looks and the simple math the hybrid will save about 90 gallons of gas during the year. Which is a great thing when trying to help the environment and etc.

But then you have to factor in the fact that according to a recent study it takes an equivalent of 1000 gallons of gas to make the new hybrid like the Toyota Prius. So basically it will take you more than 11 years before the new hybrid becomes efficient. Not to mention the hybrid is probably twice as expensive as the used car.

Watch the video and let me know what you think..


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