Are Car Companies Like General Motors (GM) Greenwashing?

[mebe2k]

alot of  this green crap is a joke..CFL lights for example..think of how much energy it takes to produce one of these vs. a regular incandescent bulb.. by the time you mold the plastic for the base, solder the circuit board, etc..it's all about the money, and making these enviroMENTALists feel all warm and fuzzy..

[certifiedhealthnut]

good job! so much BS out there!

[digital951]

Hydrogen is green, hybrids are NOT. The sulfur dioxide released in the nickel mining process for the battery is much more detrimental to the environment than simply producing and driving a normal car. According the the CNW report, the Toyota Prius is the most environmentally damaging car for sale in the US under $30,000.

[certifiedhealthnut]

@digital951 a SIMPLE investigation renders that article bogus misinformation propagated by the us car makers and oil companies!

[fersheeze]

i think it is for the long term as long as people are seeing hte effects of it...if the companies are just bull shitting then the people need to revolt.

[MeisterFalti]

Fuel efficent american cars.... lol. That's why they are selling that good.

[MeisterFalti]

I think GM won't be in a year.

[olso3904]

Ha what a ridiculous video, companies are green washing????

[cctoycen]

It's unfair to say any automaker is not green at this juncture. No one saw this coming to the extent it came, including Toyota. Absolutely, the Prius is a home run. But don't forget that they also invested 1.2 billion dollars in a new truck plant in San Antonio just a few years back. The companies have begun planning in earnest for green technology in the last year. Let's see who is really green in 4-5 years when those products actually hit the markets.

[farnishk]

Yes they are.

Next question please.

[mianersiyok]

that GM EV1 commercial was designed to scare people...lol.

[beechmon]

they say that GM isn't green and pick on them. but i wonder of those japanese cars, how many of them are made with recycled metals? or reuse other parts that might already have been made, and not letting other pieces sitting on shelves going to waste? and have they talked about the japanese cars being safe if they were involved in an accident? and to promote mpg. check out the ford hybrid, toyota lacks a little in this category. before you can blame and point the finger, solve the problem...

[mianersiyok]

They recycle cellphones in Japan (plastic of cellphones most notably) so wouldn't they recycle cars? Japan is pretty small and they can't afford to just dump anything, even though it happens..it doesnt happen as often there as it does here in the US. I would suspect though they send junk cars to China and other places to recycle the parts, then the raw recycled material gets shipped to the car/car-part manufacturing plants around the world.