Finally, a mainstream article that is pro-hybrid hypermiler!
Mentions there are serious hybrids such as the Prius, Insight, and Civic, then performance hybrids like the Accord, and "empty hybrids" such as the GM Silverado.
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Originally Posted by
Union for Concerned Scientists Jason Mark
We think that hybrid technology ought to be reserved for the environmental and consumer benefits [it] can deliver. Every quasi-hybrid under the sun is being labeled as a hybrid for public relations benefits....hybrid technology should be put to better uses than turning a 16-mpg vehicle into an 18-mpg vehicle. The point is not to turn extreme gas-guzzlers into moderate gas guzzlers
This addresses the merits of hybrid Durangos and Escalades.
While GM is targeted as the worst, it pulls no punches with Toyota. Mentions that it has fought every attempt to upgrade the CAFE standards and the California greenhouse law.
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