Going Green...at 50 mpg and 15 mph

Is it just me or does this thing totally scream
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It seems like every time I go out for a drive, I get stuck behind some middle-aged guy in a beige Prius driving 5 under the speed limit. And every time I do, I think about how driving like my 80-year old grandmother can’t really be saving that much more gas. I mean…you’re already driving a hybrid, isn’t that good enough?

And then, last year, my dad committed the ultimate act of blasphemy…he bought a Prius.

Now, my dad is a pretty smart guy, so this drastic act got me thinking, “What does he know that I’ve been overlooking?” Basically, I just chalked it up to better gas mileage for his 60-mile daily commute to work and forgot about it.

Fast forward to 2 months ago where I was brainstorming potential research topics for the semester’s main paper. It dawned on me that this would be my chance to finally squash any residual embarrassment I suffered when thinking about that oval-shaped gray thing in my driveway at home. I resolved to finally put to rest all the feeble arguments against hybrid cars so that in 25 years when people can only buy gasoline on the black market, I can point to my dad and show the world that hybrids weren’t just for hipsters and tree-huggers. I now proudly present my findings:

HYBRIDS AREN’T WORTH IT. 

Why, you ask? Well, sit back, relax, and stop waxing your Ferrari for a minute, and I’ll let you in on a few secrets.