On March 2 I wrote about my household’s deliberations over which hybrid should be the replacement for our single car, a battered 15 year old Nissan. People have been asking me, “So what have you decided?” It’s almost like they’re wondering if a new baby will be a boy or a girl.
The answer: we don’t want this new baby (new car) until late summer. At the earliest, if then
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With my new, longer commute we’re going to finally replace our single car, a 1993 Nissan Sentra, with a newer car. The question is: what car makes the most sense, given both that we’re thrifty and that carbon emissions are prime drivers of global warming (no pun intended)?
We sized it up last night, now that we’ve finished doing our taxes (we’re early this year). The Prius can get 50ish
Tags: carbon emissions·carbon footprint·climate change·commuting·economics·embodied energy·environment·gas prices·global warming·high gas mileage·Honda·hybrid·long commute·market transformation·new car·Prius·thrift·Toyota·used cars
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