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by kortilla 1380 days ago
> Though, I cannot tell you how many homes in my area have "Climate Action" signs in front of their unnecessarily large homes. One home in particular has one right next to a gas guzzling jeep.

Better than one next to a Prius that commutes 50 miles every day.
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juve1996 1380 days ago
Not sure I get this joke. What would you rather them do? Commute 50 miles in a gas-guzzling SUV?
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kortilla 1378 days ago
It’s not a joke. Judging someone by a vehicle that gets poor gas mileage is idiotic unless you know their usage pattern.

Someone with a Jeep in their driveway who has no commute at all and works from home so they only drive 10k miles a year is far better than the Prius driver who does 40k a year and has to buy vehicles 4x as frequently.

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juve1996 1374 days ago
This doesn't make sense. It would be better if the person who owns the jeep and only puts 10k on a year has a Prius as well. The Prius is always more fuel efficient.

> better than the Prius driver who does 40k a year and has to buy vehicles 4x as frequently.

But worse than the F-150 driver who never hauls anything and works in an office and has to buy the same amount of vehicles. Again, doesn't make sense. You can always compare the other way.

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