I just read that the Ford Fusion scored better at the L.A. Auto Show in terms of fuel economy. What's your take?

I test drove the Fusion last year and thought the “eco-gauge” driving was really challenging. I've never sat in an Insight, but a coworker just got one and she said it can get 65 mpg. Awesome. It also has a cleaner, crisper look than the Prius.

I hear it drives way better than the Prius and the price tag certainly looks superior!

Depends how you define "green." No doubt it's up there in terms of MPGs, but its navigation system doesn't have a backup system.

What about the FCX Clarity? it at least does not use the environmentally awful batteries. Hybrids are a neat idea but the current batteries are not environmentally friendly.

Mining for the materials is not good, then there is the disposal issue once their life is over.

Don't know how green it is, but it sure is pretty!

Working for a company that manufactures Hybrid Technology, the real problem with any batter powered vehicle is not often thought about by the consumer; the sum-total of the inputs that create the final product is a net-negative effect over the useful-life. The total effect, of the transportation of materials, to manufacture any of these Hybrid modes of transportation end up being more negative to the environment then if you would have just purchased a Toyota Corolla or a VW with a TDI. Call Toyota and ask them how they dispose of the batteries when they have reached their useful life, Oh, also ask them how many different counties play apart in production, Oh, and why is the real toxic process of manufacturing done in China? Lastly how do they recycle the batteries, their answers are quite shocking. There is a need to move to new technology, away from being oil dependent; however I am not certain we have found a solution that will work on a large scale yet.