Is your goal to destroy the world? Destroy the environment that exists here on this pure, blue world? While saving money on gas? If so, you're in luck, because there happens to be a hybrid vehicle at your local dealership, and these hybrid vehicles will destroy the world, devastate the environment, all while saving you money. money on gasoline. How could these low-CO2 hybrid vehicles be so catastrophic? Well, what many don't know about hybrid vehicles is that raw materials such as lithium and nickel are required to manufacture the specific part of a hybrid vehicle and are obtained by a special technique that completely strips entire mountains of their tops, and it also destroys the entire ecosystem around it. Many people believe in the idea that hybrid vehicles are more environmentally friendly than most gasoline vehicles; however, I believe this idea is simply not true for most hybrid vehicles currently in use. Some would argue that since we already mine these rare earths such as lithium and nickel for many common items such as AA batteries and everyday electronics that this should be no worse than drilling for gasoline. However, the demand is so great that a new mining method has been developed to meet this demand, as the demand is based on an article titled “Hybrid Cars: Not So Environmentally Friendly” by Colten Fortenbaugh indicates that the average hybrid vehicle requires 70 lbs of these rare earth materials. However, nickel and lithium are raw materials very close to the earth's surface and in high demand; therefore, they require a technique called strip mining, where they literally blow up entire mountains with...... middle of paper ...... error Hybrid vehicles produce less CO2 emissions than gasoline vehicles, produce less noise than gasoline vehicles. engine, and actually saves you money on gas; however, if one buys a hybrid vehicle so that their conscience will be easier knowing that they are helping to save the world, I am sorry to say that this is simply not true for most. Currently, hybrid vehicles mostly cause more harm than good to the earth than regular gasoline engines by producing a large amount of CO2 before even reaching the road, and new hybrid vehicle technology is just a false front, so one would buy the vehicle, along with a hybrid vehicle that doesn't even perform well enough on the road to reach the breaking point of the pollution produced during its production , but hey, saving money is a really big thing right now too, I herd.