Detroit Auto Show - A Power Trip With Green Detours

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by joe1347, Jan 12, 2008.

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    Looks like the NY Times is just as disgusted with Detroit as the rest of us.
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Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by joe1347, Jan 12, 2008.

  1. Michgal007
    Anyone going to the show?
  2. john1701a
    1993 is when Detroit began hybrid development, via the PNGV program.

    1997 is when Toyota delivered the first hybrid to consumers.

    There's no excuse for not having mentioned either of those dates.
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  3. joe1347



    Interesting progression of events associated with the PNGV. Thanks for pointing out the program. It looks like PNGV started off with great fanfare in 1993, made some progress, and then was killed off not too long after Bush was elected. I guess that Toyota must have missed the US Government press releases indicating that Hydrogen fuel cell cars were the better technology path and mistakenly decided to start making lots of 50mpg Prius's.
  4. joe1347
    Wow. $7 million in 2008. Looks like the PNGV program is back in a big way.
  5. FL_Prius_Driver
    Depressing. The DOE comes along to "find solutions to improving battery performance". Why didn't I think of that?

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