What will you be driving in 10 years?

PaPrius · 06-22-2006, 11:56 PM

Hopefully your Prius. Then again, the eighth annual Michelin Challenge Bibendum, recently held in Paris, had a lot of alternatives that would probably interest current Prius owners.

MSNBC.COM article: What will you be driving in 10 years?

Also, check the pictures that accompany the article, which can be found at the end of the article or from this link: Great Pics From the Bibendum

airpolgas · 06-23-2006, 01:11 PM

My kids will be in their mid-teens by then. My preference, if the vehicles are available and I had the money:

Lexus Version of the Sequoia Fuel Cell
Lexus GS Fuel Cell

If I don't have the money:

Prius
Sienna Hybrid

Unless there's a mojor overhaul upstairs (both in management and in their thinking) at GM, I see myself driving a Toyota in 10 years.

AnOldHouse · 06-23-2006, 05:14 PM

I absolutely seeing myself driving a PHEV gasoline car, hopefully next generation Prius, within 5 years, and hopefully available starting in 2008. I'll be ready to buy in 2009, not just because I'm getting a new Prius, but I never buy in the first model year of a major redesign. The infrastructure is already completely in place and I already subscibe to "clean source" electrical power.

Within 10 years, I see myself driving a pure EV vehicle, hopefully with solar panels on the roof of the house to charge it (thanks to Darell for the vision that it's entirely feasible!)

I think ethanol is just a stop gap measure to continue to support the obsolete internal combustion engine.

I think hydrogen and fuel cells are a complete pipe dream and will have little or no practical application in the future. There lacks infrastructure for its deployment which would be extremely costly and a fuel cell is just an extremely inefficient type of battery. Hydrogen and fuel cells have been heavily used as a public relations gimmick by automanufacturers for far too long and have produced zero results.

tochatihu · 06-23-2006, 06:24 PM

2016 should be near the end for my 2001 Prius. I will have to leave it sooner (in search of EV) if the fuel prices rise rapidly.

hyo silver · 06-23-2006, 06:32 PM

In ten years, I will still be driving the car of the future...a bicycle!

Godiva · 06-23-2006, 06:38 PM

I'll be driving my 2009 dark blue/gray interior Prius with the highest package they have. It will be five years old and have less than 50,000 miles on it. Hopefully it will be lithium/Ion and will be a plug-in and have an EV switch. (I may have to have that installed myself)

And I'll be retired.

20 years from now my Prius will be EV.

zakeriad · 06-25-2006, 10:15 PM

This is a really interesting question. I read something several months ago about a decision by Chrysler not to build a hybrid because they do not believe it will be the dominant technology down the road. I don't know if I agree with them. I think we will end up with a variety of choices just as we have variety of vehicle options today.

Rancid13 · 06-27-2006, 06:24 PM

I hope to still be driving my current Prius. I figure, if my Saturn lasted me 9 years (bought it used when it was 1 yr old) and 180K miles, then why shouldn't I think that the Prius will last me as long if not longer?

Salsawonder · 06-27-2006, 06:49 PM

I would love to see how much I can get out of this car but the new technology is quite enticing. As I see it I should change in 08-10 like Godiva as I hope to retire around that time as well. That way I can drive it well into my retirement years w/o cost.

skruse · 06-27-2006, 06:52 PM

Our 2005 Prius and a Trek bicycle. Both vehicles will have had excellent maintenance and care and be in "as new" condition.

06-23-2006, 05:14 PM	#3
AnOldHouse PRIUS...it isn't just for vegans anymore. Join Date: May 2005 Location: Middlesex County, Connecticut Posts: 675 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I absolutely seeing myself driving a PHEV gasoline car, hopefully next generation Prius, within 5 years, and hopefully available starting in 2008. I'll be ready to buy in 2009, not just because I'm getting a new Prius, but I never buy in the first model year of a major redesign. The infrastructure is already completely in place and I already subscibe to "clean source" electrical power. Within 10 years, I see myself driving a pure EV vehicle, hopefully with solar panels on the roof of the house to charge it (thanks to Darell for the vision that it's entirely feasible!) I think ethanol is just a stop gap measure to continue to support the obsolete internal combustion engine. I think hydrogen and fuel cells are a complete pipe dream and will have little or no practical application in the future. There lacks infrastructure for its deployment which would be extremely costly and a fuel cell is just an extremely inefficient type of battery. Hydrogen and fuel cells have been heavily used as a public relations gimmick by automanufacturers for far too long and have produced zero results. __________________ <div align="right">David 2007 Prius #5 (NL) Navigation Package v6.1, Magnetic Gray Metallic, Dark Gray cloth interior Coastal mods: Ultimate LockPick 3 Plus, EV mode, door lock, power outlet, mud guards; full set ExactMats Folding@Home Team PriusChat stats</div>

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06-22-2006, 11:56 PM	#1
PaPrius Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 130 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Hopefully your Prius. Then again, the eighth annual Michelin Challenge Bibendum, recently held in Paris, had a lot of alternatives that would probably interest current Prius owners. MSNBC.COM article: What will you be driving in 10 years? Also, check the pictures that accompany the article, which can be found at the end of the article or from this link: Great Pics From the Bibendum

06-23-2006, 01:11 PM	#2
airpolgas Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 105 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	My kids will be in their mid-teens by then. My preference, if the vehicles are available and I had the money: Lexus Version of the Sequoia Fuel Cell Lexus GS Fuel Cell If I don't have the money: Prius Sienna Hybrid Unless there's a mojor overhaul upstairs (both in management and in their thinking) at GM, I see myself driving a Toyota in 10 years.

06-23-2006, 06:24 PM	#4
tochatihu Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kunming Yunnan China Posts: 1,798 My Car: 2001 Prius Package: Pioneer #1 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 6	2016 should be near the end for my 2001 Prius. I will have to leave it sooner (in search of EV) if the fuel prices rise rapidly.

06-23-2006, 06:32 PM	#5
hyo silver awaaay Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 7,244 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: Base Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 30	In ten years, I will still be driving the car of the future...a bicycle!

06-23-2006, 06:38 PM	#6
Godiva AmeriKan Citizen Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 9,946 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #1 Nominated 3 Times in 2 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 6	I'll be driving my 2009 dark blue/gray interior Prius with the highest package they have. It will be five years old and have less than 50,000 miles on it. Hopefully it will be lithium/Ion and will be a plug-in and have an EV switch. (I may have to have that installed myself) And I'll be retired. 20 years from now my Prius will be EV.

06-25-2006, 10:15 PM	#7
zakeriad Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 7 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	This is a really interesting question. I read something several months ago about a decision by Chrysler not to build a hybrid because they do not believe it will be the dominant technology down the road. I don't know if I agree with them. I think we will end up with a variety of choices just as we have variety of vehicle options today.

06-27-2006, 06:24 PM	#8
Rancid13 Cool Chick with a Black Prius Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Los Alamitos, Orange County, CA Posts: 2,455 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #8 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 2	I hope to still be driving my current Prius. I figure, if my Saturn lasted me 9 years (bought it used when it was 1 yr old) and 180K miles, then why shouldn't I think that the Prius will last me as long if not longer?

06-27-2006, 06:49 PM	#9
Salsawonder Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: La Mesa California Posts: 1,296 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I would love to see how much I can get out of this car but the new technology is quite enticing. As I see it I should change in 08-10 like Godiva as I hope to retire around that time as well. That way I can drive it well into my retirement years w/o cost.

06-27-2006, 06:52 PM	#10
skruse Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Great Central Valley, Fresno, CA Posts: 1,122 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #6 Touring Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 2	Our 2005 Prius and a Trek bicycle. Both vehicles will have had excellent maintenance and care and be in "as new" condition.