Just picked up the wife's new car

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Originally Posted by Mindflux

Wife has a Jetta Wagon diesel. It's as close to hybrid as I want to get. awesome fuel economy with no battery. om nom nom

Bingo! Despite the mileage claims hybrid's are actually far more environmentally damaging than standard petrol and diesel vehicle simply due to the battery fabrication and disposal processes. Hybrid's are only a real presence in North American, the rest of the world continues on with diesel like it always has. This continent's aversion to diesel always confuses/disappoints me