[Greenbuilding] Fwd: Tata, funny name, un funny topic.

[Corwyn]

On Jan 16, 2008, at 21:58, Leslie Moyer wrote:
> Nano Hypocrisy
>
> One car gets 46 miles per gallon, features fancy accessories, and 
> sports
> two engines with a combined 145 horsepower. The other car reportedly
> gets 54 miles per gallon, runs on a diminutive 30-horsepower engine, 
> and
> is positively spartan in its interior trimmings. The first is the 
> Toyota
> Prius, a darling of the environmentally conscious. The latter is the
> Tata Nano, reviled as a climate wrecker. Is there a double standard?
> asks Worldwatch Senior Researcher Michael Renner in this provocative
> analysis piece.

One is replacing a 20 MPG SUV, and one is replacing a bicycle.

Thank You Kindly,

Corwyn



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