After a hurricane, the electricity to charge his POS Prius will most likely come from an generator ran on fossil fuel until the infrastructure is re-established. WADF!
When you consider the facts:
1) That the prius uses LI batteries.
2) The Lithium is mined in another country (typically Africa or the middle east region) not japan
3) Container ship across several thousand miles of ocean to deliver Lithium and other raw goods as Japan does not have abundant natural resources, hence WWII.
4) Actual manufacturing process
5) Shipping to destination country for sale (thousands of more miles container ship)
6) Still requires the use of fossil fuels to be recharged in one fashion or another (US is majority Coal, or Natural Gas, petroleum).
The Prius is actually worse for the environment than purchasing a domestic gasoline vehicle.
The Eco heads are the ones actually killing the earth.
Posted by a Future Raptor owner (2013 on order build week 3/18/2013).
