Betsy is not done:
http://news.bostonherald.com/editori...ticleid=150395
"Hybrid owners, you’re not holier than thou
By Betsy Hart
Saturday, July 29, 2006
What is it with the halos following the hybrids? . . . "
Well at least we don't make up 'facts.' Oh well:
- - - my complaint - - -
Betsy Hart is welcome to her opinion but not to making up her own facts. Her piece "Hybrid owners, you’re not holier than thou" on Saturday, July 29, 2006 contains a number of factual errors that any news service search or simple fact checking should have caught:
1) "Hybrids cost $6,000 more to make than similar gas-powered car," - call Expressway Toyota, 617 265-4321, and get a quote for an equivalent Camry LXE and one for the Camry Hybrid, matching features and you'll find the price difference is closer to $1,500.
2) "Sales of hybrids have dropped." - yet she ignores the catestrophic drop of non-hybrid sales that threaten the existence of GM as a recent MSNBC story states, "GM sales decline sharpy in June - Ford, DaimlerChrysler also report lower sales; Toyota surges."
3) ". . . they [hybrids rjw] don’t last nearly as long as gas-powered cars." - yet she ignores the Dept. of Energy fleet report, INL/CON-05-00964, that showed them going over 160,000 miles with very little loss in MPG.
Betsy is welcome to her opinion but not to inventing the facts. These few examples of false claims from her piece are easily verified by doing an internet search for sources. Sadly, Betsy's problem came from a failure to fact-check the flawed "CNW Marketing" claims.
Robert J. Wilson
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