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Concerned about CO2? In the UK, just buy a diesel

British environmental site Clean Green Cars announced a report that says that buying a hybrid does not have significant CO2 advantage over an equivalent diesel. The report doesn't mention other tailpipe pollutants and doesn't say that hybrids are a bad thing themselves because they do lower gasoline consumption. It's just that hybrids are more appropriate for the U. S., where diesels are virtually unknown, than in the UK. Clean Green Cars also says that we have to wait for lithium-ion and plug-in hybrids to get real benefits, since it is these ... Read more →

Earth Day: How far must you drive your hybrid before it pays off? Xavier Navarro

Hybrids help you save gas at the pump, this is something we all know. We also know why burning less gasoline is good: fewer greenhouse gases are emitted to the atmosphere, it reduces our dependence ...

Comparing the Lexus LS600h to the Mercedes-Benz S420 CDI and BMW 745d - is it even a contest? Sam Abuelsamid

The Lexus LS600h is by far the most expensive production hybrid yet and it has just gone on sale in Europe. To date hybrids have not been as popular in Europe as the dominant diesels. AutoSpies has ...

Concerned about CO2? In the UK, just buy a diesel 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

British environmental site Clean Green Cars announced a report that says that buying a hybrid does not have significant CO2 advantage over an equivalent diesel. The report doesn't mention other tailpipe pollutants and doesn't say that hybrids are a bad thing themselves because they do lower ...

Earth Day: How far must you drive your hybrid before it pays off? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Hybrids help you save gas at the pump, this is something we all know. We also know why burning less gasoline is good: fewer greenhouse gases are emitted to the atmosphere, it reduces our dependence on foreign oil and we spend less money at the pump. However, there is always the question about what ...

Comparing the Lexus LS600h to the Mercedes-Benz S420 CDI and BMW 745d - is it even a contest? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Lexus LS600h is by far the most expensive production hybrid yet and it has just gone on sale in Europe. To date hybrids have not been as popular in Europe as the dominant diesels. AutoSpies has decided to pit the big Lexus against the established Mercedes-Benz S420 CDI and the BMW 745d. The ...


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