Originally Posted by
CBreezy
It's not saving the world but it is more energy efficient and uses less fossil fuels over its life than equivalent ICE vehicle. Claiming otherwise is completely ignorant of reality. Just like I try to get vehicles with the highest possible gas mileage even before EVs.
I drive a hybrid because it gets me over 40mpg. Yes I felt like a pansy driving it around when I first bought it, but then I realized that it made gas nearly free for me. So I learned not to care about the image part of it very quickly.
I would also consider solar panels and a windmill and high efficiency windows on my home, a heat pump hot water heater, etc..... if the math works out, absolutely. I have no problem being more efficient as long as there is a good ROI to it. What I will not tolerate is fake environmental socialism being rammed down my throat to simply advance someone else's bogus political agenda.