What does buying a hybrid really mean?
Some Prius drivers are annoying, though not as annoying as large SUV and muscle car driversWhat does it mean to drive a hybrid car?
I pondered this question the other day as I took LA's Metro Goldline up to Pasadena in search of a pair of organic hemp shorts, which I did not find. Only one store, Patagonia, even offered any organic shorts - cotton - but the shorts were just too short for my taste.
Anyway, as I walked through Old Town, Paseo, and South Lake on my quest, I noticed - as I have many times - the unusually high number of Toyota Prius hybrids that fill the streets of Pasadena. Where do all these Prius drivers shop for clothes, I wondered? Don't at least some of them buy green clothes to match their green car?
Then there's Paris Hilton, who calls her new hybrid "awesome" as she drives it over to Macy's to buy thousands of dollars of clothes made in sweatshops that lack any regard for the environment, but at least she drives a hybrid, right!?
For those needing new autos, buying hybrid vehicles is a fantastic act of consumerism. Still, what does buying a hybrid really mean?
Labels: Hybrid Vehicles, toyota prius
posted by Dahcredyns at
9:42 AM
7 Comments:
Dahc...Holy Sh! You walk around at Paseo??
So close!! We should hook up for a coffee and discuss!!! Wheatberry??
Anyway, on topic...
Paris Hilton is the ultimately wrong person to represent anything...she probably thinks Hybrid means deformed person.
They couldn't have sold it to the worst representative.
From my own point of view, I think someone who buys a hybrid is someone who cares all-around what he or she does to the environment...not just by what car he or she drives. I.E...no testing on animals on products, limits meats and other products consumption, modifies his or house to be energy efficient, etc etc...small things that everyone can and should be doing.
Oh...and definitely...someone who doesn't think America is the only continent on the globe...but you'd be surprised how ignorant and arrogant some hybrid owners can be.
Obviously, I love hybrid cars, and I'm glad that Paris bought a hybrid car rather than a non-hybrid.
To me, buying a hybrid means you care, but I can't help but wonder, is buying a hybrid becoming a sort of a 'carbon-offset' for more and more buyers?
BY THE WAY, is there any reason technology like this is never mentioned anywhere on any automotive site???
http://hytechapps.com/aquygen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX6CnNc3CFU
More people should learn about electric vehicles as a solution. "Zero emissions" is something that's going to be required by law one day (you know it will). Making the decision to go electric is far cheaper anyway, like 10 cents on the dollar vs. gas. (source: zapworld.com)
noz-
i've heard about this technology a number of times, but i've never seen any video on the subject. i think you don't read much about it because it seems to good to be true.
i'm a huge believer in the hydrogen economy. i know there are thousands of obstacles, but i believe that we're smart enough to develop the technology to overcome these obstacles.
what was it that he said, 4 ozs of water for 100 miles? i wonder how much electricity for this type of electrolysis?
I still think there might be a catch, but....
Dahc...
I don't know...I researched into it and it seems legit. I think we need to keep in mind that while these sort of ideas and innovations may seem like they have a catch, remember that we've probably been lied to for decades and what could and should have been done.
I have no doubt there are powers at be out there that would love to silence this stuff up if indeed this is 100% true.
It would be interesting to write to these people and see if they'd actually show a transparent demonstration of this technology. I'm not surprised that their first major client is the military...geez...what does that say?
Well, the military is the world's biggest oil user - so that makes sense.
Obviously, this could change, well, the world if its true. Change so fast disrupts the power structure, so it certainly wouldn't be surprising to see people try to slow such a technology.
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