maz

Meet the Top 10 Low Carbon Footprint Vehicles of 2009

Good points about Diesel cars - particularly in Europe - 59 mpg (imperial)?? - which I must say sounds fantastical for any BMW on the roads you mention unless you have a sewing machine engine! -

Also a big key here is the the split of highway/city driving. Many living in urban areas doing the morning/afternoon commute in traffic everyday can have up to 80% city driving & in those circumstances the hybrid will kill any gas/diesel car on mpg.

Nearly all of the taxis Vancouver, Canada are switching to Prius for precisely this reason.