Hybrid incentives

[etyler88]

News article from Christian Science Monitor. Check out the Google incentive!

http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1115/p01s03-usgn.html

CSM hybrid article

[etyler88]

There is poll to vote on too.

[tideland_raj]

Originally posted by etyler88@Nov 15 2005, 10:45 AM
News article from Christian Science Monitor.  Check out the Google incentive!

  http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1115/p01s03-usgn.html

CSM hybrid article

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DAAAAMMMM!

If he buys a Prius after Jan. 1, he explains, the federal government will give him a dollar-for-dollar tax credit of $3,150. His employer, Google, will give him up to $5,000 more. All told, he would save $8,000 off the cost of a new Prius.

I work for the wrong frickin company

[spwolf]

but Aveo costs $9,995 so there is no way you can still save money... or even better, you can buy an 86 Corolla instead of Prius and you will never be able to save enough to pay off Prius

:-).

[tideland_raj]

Originally posted by spwolf@Nov 15 2005, 09:15 PM
but Aveo costs $9,995 so there is no way you can still save money... or even better, you can buy an 86 Corolla instead of Prius and you will never be able to save enough to pay off Prius

:-).

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Asuming you're not snarking me, you do realize that after X years, the Prius will still hold value that the P.O.S. Aveo wont (not to mention reduced maintenance costs, and uh... the ass factor). If you're buying a car already, not buying a Prius (or Hybrid Civic) means you either haven't done the math, or need something that a midsize car can't provide.

[Jack 06]

Take a close look at that graphic at the end of the article. It's attributed to Honda. Now look at the little (sketch) car. Honda makes nothing looking like that! It's a Prius!

[VaPrius]

Doesn't the Civic hybrid always keep its engine running? Their expanation of how a hybrid works is the Prius.

[windstrings]

Originally posted by VaPrius@Nov 16 2005, 02:43 AM
Doesn't the Civic hybrid always keep its engine running?  Their expanation of how a hybrid works is the Prius.

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Honda has an excellent name and has built a tremendous track record.. but when it comes to hybrids.. toyota is the cats meow!...
I think alot of folks assume anything honda makes must be good so they give the benifit of a doubt and honda gets the credit.. not always warranted.

[LaughingMan]

Originally posted by VaPrius@Nov 16 2005, 05:43 AM
Doesn't the Civic hybrid always keep its engine running?  Their expanation of how a hybrid works is the Prius.

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The civic hybrid is a milder hybrid than in Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive.

Up to MY2005, the gas engine stayed on all the time.

The 2006 has a special cylinder idle mode where the pistons still pump but no fuel is actually consumed at slower speeds. In this mode, it can cruise on battery power alone.

It's something like what the Prius does, but it's not as aggressive.

Still, the Civic is EPA rated at 50 MPG, mostly due to engine valve timing enhancements.

[D0li0]

Originally posted by VaPrius@Nov 16 2005, 02:43 AM
Doesn't the Civic hybrid always keep its engine running?
Their expanation of how a hybrid works is the Prius.

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I think that we may all be missing an important truth.
Which is that both the Honda and Toyota Hybrid(s) are
currently soley fueled by gas, with no alternate source.

Both are still equally dependant on fossil fuels,
they are entirely dependant on them infact.

So while we debate the particulars of how they burn
fuel neither is capable of not burning that same old gas.

While I may conceed that the Prius is slightly closer
to having the ability to use another widely available
fuel source, the fact remains that today it still can not.

So untill the day when they can be plugged into a
gas pump or an electric socket neither are Hybrid
Fueled, which is more important then simply using less
of the same fuel no matter the form of Hybrid Power.

L8r
Ryan