I think that anything that can be reasonably be done to help the environment is generally a good thing. One of the questions that I've asked of friends of mine that own a Prius when they site fuel economy, etc. is why not go with something along the lines of a VW tdi model? This is conventional old but very refined diesel technology that is very durable, and gets consistently great milage much like our conventional old but very refined bicycles that we all enjoy.

I'm not out to slam anyones choice in vehicle. I just replaced my old grand cherokee with a newer model due quite simply to the fact that my old one has over 215k on the clock and ny winters have beat it up a bit. That being said I still haven't decided if I'm going to scrap it or give it to a family member in the spring once i've cleaned it up a bit.

Parris George