Unfortunately things are never as they seem.
The toyota pious (sorry prius) has the same carbon footprint as a discovery 3 over the average car life time (although landies tend to last longer than that) because it is highly poluting to make and destroy, thanks mainly to those batteries. Landrover on the other hand are a very environmentally sensitive company.
I think more attention needs to be made to the process of manufacturing and destruction, not just emissions of the cars.
companies should be able to ofset some of their cars emissions if they can supply evidence of green initiatives, such as renewable energy resources, during the manufaturing process.
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1990 Landcruiser H60. Full rebuild completed 2014
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