Comments on: Smartest Car; Still Worse Than The Dumbest Bike http://eco-chick.com/2007/12/30/smarest-car-still-worse-than-the-dumbest-bike/ Because Mother Earth Is A Woman Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:13:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Seth Levy http://eco-chick.com/2007/12/30/smarest-car-still-worse-than-the-dumbest-bike/#comment-544395 Seth Levy Tue, 27 May 2008 16:12:54 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/2007/12/30/smarest-car-still-worse-than-the-dumbest-bike/#comment-544395 I can get 53.5 mpg in my smart if I stay around 55, but I get 46 on average with my current driving habits. I can get 53.5 mpg in my smart if I stay around 55, but I get 46 on average with my current driving habits.

]]> By: Mara http://eco-chick.com/2007/12/30/smarest-car-still-worse-than-the-dumbest-bike/#comment-527009 Mara Sat, 19 Jan 2008 06:36:07 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/2007/12/30/smarest-car-still-worse-than-the-dumbest-bike/#comment-527009 I'm wondering where you're coming up with this "up to 68mpg" claim...all the reports I've seen say 33mpg city, 41mpg highway. If it got better gas mileage than that, or was cheaper than $12k, I'd be interested. As it stands now, I don't see anything special. I can get a new stripped down Kia close to that, or a 2007 Saturn Ion, which gets 26mpg city / 31 highway. I’m wondering where you’re coming up with this “up to 68mpg” claim…all the reports I’ve seen say 33mpg city, 41mpg highway.

If it got better gas mileage than that, or was cheaper than $12k, I’d be interested. As it stands now, I don’t see anything special. I can get a new stripped down Kia close to that, or a 2007 Saturn Ion, which gets 26mpg city / 31 highway.

]]> By: Starre http://eco-chick.com/2007/12/30/smarest-car-still-worse-than-the-dumbest-bike/#comment-526296 Starre Tue, 01 Jan 2008 22:10:49 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/2007/12/30/smarest-car-still-worse-than-the-dumbest-bike/#comment-526296 Greg, I totally agree. I've always bought good-quality used cars and can't really imagine ever buying a new one, just based on the economic reasons alone! BUT if you think about it, someone has to buy new cars sometime.....so that we can buy them from them used eventually! Greg, I totally agree. I’ve always bought good-quality used cars and can’t really imagine ever buying a new one, just based on the economic reasons alone! BUT if you think about it, someone has to buy new cars sometime…..so that we can buy them from them used eventually!

]]> By: Greg http://eco-chick.com/2007/12/30/smarest-car-still-worse-than-the-dumbest-bike/#comment-526284 Greg Tue, 01 Jan 2008 15:50:37 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/2007/12/30/smarest-car-still-worse-than-the-dumbest-bike/#comment-526284 Why don't you buy a USED car instead of a new one? Buying used ensures resources that have already been consumed are recycled, and maximizes the long-tail of durable goods like a car. Instead of putting ("creating") yet another polluting vehicle on the road, help offset someone else's ecological costs. Doesn't matter if its a Prius, SMARTCar, or a Hummer, it will always be less environmentally impactful (not to mention more financially advantageous) to buy used rather than new. Don't kid yourself - you're no eco-hero driving a used Hummer, but overall the net impact is substantially less driving used Hummer than a new Prius. Why don’t you buy a USED car instead of a new one? Buying used ensures resources that have already been consumed are recycled, and maximizes the long-tail of durable goods like a car. Instead of putting (”creating”) yet another polluting vehicle on the road, help offset someone else’s ecological costs. Doesn’t matter if its a Prius, SMARTCar, or a Hummer, it will always be less environmentally impactful (not to mention more financially advantageous) to buy used rather than new. Don’t kid yourself - you’re no eco-hero driving a used Hummer, but overall the net impact is substantially less driving used Hummer than a new Prius.

]]> By: Danny Bloom http://eco-chick.com/2007/12/30/smarest-car-still-worse-than-the-dumbest-bike/#comment-526275 Danny Bloom Tue, 01 Jan 2008 11:32:59 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/2007/12/30/smarest-car-still-worse-than-the-dumbest-bike/#comment-526275 Hello Starre Vartan, Any relation to Sylvie Vartin, by any chance. Maybe? Shows my age. I used to live in France. From Boston. Now in Taiwan, Asia since 1991. I read your Huffington blog about Andrew Revkin blog and that is how i am here. Wonder if one day you might want to write about a person who is tilting at windmills with a method to his madness, re polar cities for the year 2500 for survivors of global warming. I know sounds strange. Email me. I want to chat. Maybe you will understand what I am doing with this polar cities idea. google the term, or see my blog above. email me at danbloom Gmail........thanks cheers and happy 12,008.........yeh, no way it\'s 2008..... danny Hello Starre Vartan, Any relation to Sylvie Vartin, by any chance. Maybe? Shows my age. I used to live in France. From Boston. Now in Taiwan, Asia since 1991. I read your Huffington blog about Andrew Revkin blog and that is how i am here. Wonder if one day you might want to write about a person who is tilting at windmills with a method to his madness, re polar cities for the year 2500 for survivors of global warming. I know sounds strange. Email me. I want to chat. Maybe you will understand what I am doing with this polar cities idea. google the term, or see my blog above. email me at danbloom Gmail……..thanks cheers and happy 12,008………yeh, no way it\’s 2008….. danny

]]> By: Starre http://eco-chick.com/2007/12/30/smarest-car-still-worse-than-the-dumbest-bike/#comment-526243 Starre Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:02:36 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/2007/12/30/smarest-car-still-worse-than-the-dumbest-bike/#comment-526243 This is what I like the most about the Smart Car. It's not just really fuel-efficient, it's actually a better, greener car from the factory to the components to the paint job. It's looking at all of these aspects of production (and on the consumption side too) that will get us away from old thinking and ways of doing business into a sustainable world. This is what I like the most about the Smart Car. It’s not just really fuel-efficient, it’s actually a better, greener car from the factory to the components to the paint job. It’s looking at all of these aspects of production (and on the consumption side too) that will get us away from old thinking and ways of doing business into a sustainable world.

]]> By: David Walker http://eco-chick.com/2007/12/30/smarest-car-still-worse-than-the-dumbest-bike/#comment-526229 David Walker Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:35:52 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/2007/12/30/smarest-car-still-worse-than-the-dumbest-bike/#comment-526229 Get a Toyota Prius. I get a luxury car that does 67 miles to the gallon. Get a Toyota Prius. I get a luxury car that does 67 miles to the gallon.

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