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| Written by Kacey Green | |
| Sunday, 16 September 2007 | |
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Tomorrow I have a business trip scheduled, they offered me a company car and I declined for several reasons, the reasons that are relevant here were the environmental and resource conservation concerns. First, my Prius is over two and a half times more fuel-efficient than the vehicle the company would loan me. Second I would save time and distance travelled by leaving immediately from my house instead of going to work to pick up the vehicle and then going on my trip. The time-savings and the reduced environmental impact of my trip by taking my car far outweigh the few miles of wear and tear I will add to the vehicle.
Some other reasons worth discussing here against taking the company car follow. First, I'm new to the area and the Prius knows its way better than I do, even with it having maps that are three years out of date. I have not had them updated yet; old maps are better than no maps as long as one uses some common sense and does not blindly follow the computer's instructions. Fun fact some of the Prius geeks loaded their navigation DVDs on their computers and found the voice files are stored in a folder called Jill, so that is what we call the computer lady, Jill. Another reason is my car can more readily play stuff I want to listen to through the sound system. Next is my Prius is more comfortable than a Malibu, and lastly, I still have vivid memories of my little adventure.
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