• LyingCake@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    Why is that? I would expect an SUV to pollute more, both in production and over its life span.

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      1 year ago

      take into account that parts are made for the prius in a number of different countries and shipped via boat to one country for partial assembly, then to another for final assembly. not only that, but the mining done for the battery components etc.