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A Few Facts: How Riding in a Hybrid Limousine can Help
Save the Environment
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Taking
one ride in the San Francisco Bay Area*
in a Toyota Prius Hybrid instead of an
L Model Lincoln Town Car uses 50% less
gas and produces 50% less atmosphere-polluting
carbon dioxide. One ride in a Toyota Camry
Hybrid produces 35% less atmosphere-polluting
carbon dioxide.
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Operating
a Prius for a year in the San Francisco
Bay Area** produces about 5 tons of atmosphere-polluting
carbon dioxide. A Camry Hybrid produces
about 8.5 tons. A Town Car produces about
20 tons in the same period.
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Riding
in a Prius or Camry Hybrid produces 50%
less poisonous carbon monoxide gas than
riding in a Town Car and 40% less nitrogen
oxide (a lung irritant).
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Hybrid
vehicles contribute 80 to 90 percent less
to air pollution than conventional vehicles.
The impact of this reduction is even greater
in urban regions like the San Francisco
Bay Area.
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The
Prius achieves about 60 mpg in the city
and 51 mpg on the highway. The Camry
Hybrid achieves about 40 mpg in the city
and 38 mpg on the highway. The Town
Car achieves about 17 mpg in the city and
25 mpg on the highway.
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