Umm... I think you're splitting hairs and arguing semantics. Are you a lawyer by any chance? (grin)

But the thing is, that sentence can be read several ways, and Scott's post (and mine) reflect that.

Yes, it's entirely true there are no tailpipe emissions, but you are driving, and the energy needed to do so came from somewhere.

Now, the comment you just made about the car not being charged at home by carbon-generating sources changes the calculus of the matter significantly, and we probably wouldn't be having this fine discussion if it had appeared in the article in the first place.

At any rate, I can only say that I'm jealous. I just bought a new Outback about five years ago, mostly because we needed the space to haul the kid's stuff to and from college, and I can't quite justify the expense of a new car at this time.

My only consolation is that technology improves, and when I do get one it'll probably have more range and more "smarts".