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Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by Liam, Oct 10, 2005.

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Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by Liam, Oct 10, 2005.

  1. Russ Yost
    I couldn't find the ad, but one I've seen on my TV is a waste of advertising $, in my opinion. It states the Prius uses 80% less gasolene. Most potential American buyers are not math-enabled and wouldn't understand that that's equivalent to 5 x mles-per-gallon.

    Of course, Prius doesn't need TV ads; they can sell all they make by word of mouth. But it's a shame to see dollars wasted that way.

    I'd like to express my opinion to Toyota, but couldn't find an appropriate email address.
  2. Sufferin' Prius Envy
    "uses 80% less gasolene"??? :blink: . . . or are you thinking of . . .. “80 percent less smog-forming emissions"?
    http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=103229
  3. Russ Yost
    Patrick,, you may be right. The text stays on the screen for such a short time, I may be rememberiing it incorrectly. Anyway, my point was most Americans can't do the math implied by "80% less than".

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