People that drive electric vehicles care about the Earth more than people that drive non-hybrid cars

"No, that simply shows that they have more money to spend on such a purchase. Not everyone has the same luxury (or income)." What you're failing to realize is that there aren't just two types of incomes: rich and poor. First off, whether someone is EXTREMELY "rich" or moderately "rich", a hybrid car is a large investment either way. Besides, if I was any type of "rich", I could think of many other ways I'd rather spend my money rather than buy a hybrid car. I don't think many people go "My god! I have so much money! I think I'll go buy a hybrid car just because I can!" If anyone takes the time, effort, and money to buy a hybrid car (whether an EXTREMELY large investment or moderately large investment, as it's a large investment either way), then they're going to care more about the environment than people who don't. "Many believe that it is more important to take care of their families and have to commute long distances in order to provide food and shelter for their loved ones. Would you have them suffer and die for their love of the Earth? It's a matter of self-preservation. They must put themselves first and do so under the impression that future generations will be able to repair the damage that today's society is inflicting on the planet." Have you ever heard of planes? Or trains? Or boats, perhaps? Each of these modes of transportation carry people long distances. Besides, if not being able to travel somewhere is going to make their family "suffer and die", it's obviously going to be for a job, right? Are you aware that the extremely large majority of jobs give this transportation to their employee instead of just making them spend the however-much-money to buy it? "Yes, but most people have hectic lives to navigate through. Public transportation won't allow a single parent to drop off his/her kids at school on the way to the office that is thirty miles away, while allowing the family to get an adequate amount of sleep. The majority of these families recycle and conserve energy and do everything they can to care about the Earth, but it's unfair to say they care less than others because of their financial situations." I'm sorry, but that's just a horrible excuse. If someone cared as much as the people who take the time, money, and effort to buy a hybrid car, then they wouldn't let their life, no matter how hectic, get in the way of helping the environment. Your thirty-miles-away school example is a tad over the top, anyways. If someone's school is actually thirty miles away, then they probably live either in the country or outside of town. The majority of these people get rides from school buses, as limits change for different common lifestyles. As a matter of fact, the majority of "poor"er people live in highly concentrated areas, like cities, for example, so the school wouldn't be thirty miles away. And even IF your example is valid (which its not), if someone cared about the environment as much as someone who'd buy a hybrid car did, they'd find a way. They would find SOME means to get through their life and get still get home for dinner in time. You'd be surprised. "Yes, unless they had commitments that caused them to make the tough choice. I believe non-hybrid auto drivers care for the Earth just as much as electric car drivers, but they just don't have the means of making the same kind of contribution to the environment." Of course they have the means. You always have the means. People who drive non-hybrid cars just don't choose to use those means. No problem. A pleasure.