
counting the carbon footprint of manufacturing and transporting a car for sale, which would pollute more?
A foreign "hybrid" car that is transported across the ocean, and has 50 points of toxic lead and acid in the back, or a domestically built "gas guzzling" pickup.
pounds... not points...
Zing!
In terms of "carbon footprint" and general ecological impact 1 Prius = 3 H1s, but driving one entitles you to a higher "smug" level.
ACTUAL polling of Prius owners reveals the most common reason for choosing it is "for what it says about me."