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Darrin · 01-06-2010, 04:00

I cannot find the link right now for the life of me, but someone did a "dust to dust" comparison of a whole bunch of vehicles, including the Prius and the Hummer H1. From the mining of the raw materials to the final resting place, including the fuel they use in their lifetime.

After everything was said and done, the Jeep Wrangler came out on top as the "greenest" vehicle of them all and the Prius was dead last by quite a margin. Even behind the Hummer, one of the most reviled vehicles by the green crowd.

The process of refining the nickel for the batteries, all the electronics manufacturing, the God amounts of electricity in the manufacturing of the aluminum, etc, etc, etc. Even the recycling process is labor, carbon and energy intensive. The Prius batteries have circled the globe before the car has ever driven a mile.

Whereas the Wrangler falls into the category of a vehicle that never ends. If one gets in an accident, most often times it never makes it to a wrecking yard. It is stripped of every usable part to go on someone else's. I've NEVER seen one in a wrecking yard. EVER. And the Wrangler has been around since 1987. The only parts that don't get recycled are the catalytic converter (illegal to reuse) and the VIN plate. And since almost all of its parts are made of steel/iron, recycling them is quite simple.

01-06-2010, 04:00	#11
Darrin Dirteh Kitteh Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hiding out in Mormon Country Posts: 1,629	I cannot find the link right now for the life of me, but someone did a "dust to dust" comparison of a whole bunch of vehicles, including the Prius and the Hummer H1. From the mining of the raw materials to the final resting place, including the fuel they use in their lifetime. After everything was said and done, the Jeep Wrangler came out on top as the "greenest" vehicle of them all and the Prius was dead last by quite a margin. Even behind the Hummer, one of the most reviled vehicles by the green crowd. The process of refining the nickel for the batteries, all the electronics manufacturing, the God amounts of electricity in the manufacturing of the aluminum, etc, etc, etc. Even the recycling process is labor, carbon and energy intensive. The Prius batteries have circled the globe before the car has ever driven a mile. Whereas the Wrangler falls into the category of a vehicle that never ends. If one gets in an accident, most often times it never makes it to a wrecking yard. It is stripped of every usable part to go on someone else's. I've NEVER seen one in a wrecking yard. EVER. And the Wrangler has been around since 1987. The only parts that don't get recycled are the catalytic converter (illegal to reuse) and the VIN plate. And since almost all of its parts are made of steel/iron, recycling them is quite simple. __________________ A bullet may have your name on it, but shrapnel is addressed "to whom it may concern". Last edited by Darrin; 01-06-2010 at 04:04.