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10-21-2009, 10:42 AM
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10-21-2009, 11:28 AM
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Friends: 33 | Re: Prius demand outstrips supply Would it help matters if Toyota started to build Prius in the USA as was planned? Wouldn't this, a time of poor economic performance, be a good time to invest in a new US factory? Building North America's Prius in the USA would free up production of the Japanese factory for domestic and other smaller export markets. Last edited by patsparks; 10-21-2009 at 11:31 AM. Reason: bird brained Aussies can't spell! |
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10-21-2009, 12:14 PM
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Friends: 20 | Re: Prius demand outstrips supply My understanding is the critical resource are the NiMH batteries and not from material shortage ... production capacity. We've pretty well rehashed this one to death but soon enough the patent will expire and maybe we can all get back to serious business. Bob Wilson |
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10-21-2009, 12:27 PM
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Friends: 1 | Re: Prius demand outstrips supply 9 months, that is madness! Current UK lead times are 13 weeks or 16 weeks for Peal White. Floppy |
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10-21-2009, 03:43 PM
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Friends: 0 | Re: Prius demand outstrips supply It's not going to get any better if China starts restricting export of rare minerals used in hybrid batteries because they want to use it themselves for their own battery-powered cars. |
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10-21-2009, 03:53 PM
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Friends: 0 | Re: Prius demand outstrips supply El Cajon Toyota has quite a few Gen III's on lot. During C4C they could not hold one on the lot. I am still happy I stopped on a whim when I bought my car. If you are flexible then you may not have to wait so long. |
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10-21-2009, 04:55 PM
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Friends: 0 | Re: Prius demand outstrips supply Quote:
Besides, the name rare in rare earth metal is something of a misnomer: "The term "rare earth" arises from the minerals from which they were first isolated, which were uncommon oxide-type minerals (earths) found in Gadolinite extracted from one mine in the village of Ytterby, Sweden. However, with the exception of the highly-unstable promethium, rare earth elements are found in relatively high concentrations in the earth's crust, with cerium being the 25th most abundant element in the earth's crust at 68 parts per million." - The UK Toyota plants are supposed to be getting ready to build the Auris HSD next year, but unless they massively despec it and reduce the cost, no-one will buy one: it's projected to cost more than a Prius T4. If they're going to do that, they should build Prius here instead. | |
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10-22-2009, 01:55 AM
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