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Here's some more ammo in the diesel vs hybrid discussion (this is from the Car magazine website).....
"Mini today announced it will fit many of the Efficient Dynamics tech already seen on the 1-series to all new hatchbacks fitted with the new PSA engines. The result? A Cooper D will now emit just 104g/km of CO2 - matching the signficantly more expensive Toyota Prius.
And average fuel consumption on the diesel climbs to 72.4mpg - around eight miles further than before - to beat even the petrol-electric Prius. Click 'Next' to read all about the technology that makes such impressive figures possible without resorting to complicated hybrid systems."
In this case, the diesel tech is as clean as a Prius, gets better fuel economy and cost much less. Oh, and the Prius is a bore to drive.
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