Dan G wrote:
Funnily enough CNW is entirely funded by the North American car
industry.

I didn't know that. I checked when I first saw the reference but could
not determine their allegiance. I thought the original (spreadsheet)
report looked OK and conveyed more information than the current one,
though I must say I was surprised that "Ford Focus" only gets one
mention considering the range of different models and engines sold under
that label.

Thanks for the info: opinions adjusted accordingly.

If it's not peer reviewed - and this certainly wasn't - it's junk. I
speak has someone who studied product whole-life-cost estimation for
my degree.

...but nor are many other sites that survey a range of equipment. For
instance http://www.hybridcars.com/ also appears not to be peer
reviewed, though the hype on it is more obvious.

Can you supply the URL(s) for more reputable site(s) that look at the
same area? Its an area I'd like to know more about.


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