I guess this goes along with me earlier rant on “Slower Traffic Keep Right”

One of the key components of fuel economy is constant speed, so when the prius crowd feels that they need to show everyone else that they are better because they are driving a hybrid, and insist on driving 10 MPH under the speed limit, causing all of us gas guzzlers (Normal people) to slow down and pass on the right, causing all the other vehicles to alter speed, and re-accelerate, I’m guessing that any  fuel savings  by the  hybrid  driver  are offset by all this indirect waste of fuel.

The other thing I have thought about with hybrid’s and electrics is, what about all the increased use of chemicals for the batteries etc… Is that more then a regular gasoline vehicle.

I guess that Ford Escape commercial with the dad and daughter hit then nail on the head, when the dad says he didn’t think he had to tell everyone he had a hybrid…

I think that the hybrid fad is just that a fad, I’ll wait for hydrogen…