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Hybrid plug-ins up mileage and cost

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by Tideland Prius, Apr 9, 2006.

  1. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    For those of you just tuning in, this is the 3rd anti-hybrid and/or anti-Japanese car article written by this fellow Alex Law. As you can see, he's uneducated cause he thinks plug-in hybrids are electric cars.

    By making the electric motor instead of the regular gas-powered engine the primary source of energy, hybrids would use a lot less gasoline than they do now, and that's the primary appeal of what are generally called "plug-in" hybrid vehicles.

    Of course, they would also have greatly reduced range and would need overnight recharging (that's the "plug-in" part), their costs would skyrocket because of their larger batteries, and the energy load would shift from gasoline to electricity, which can come from coal and nuclear power and not everyone's crazy about that.

    Essentially, plug-in hybrids are electric vehicles that can also use a gasoline engine to keep moving when their batteries go flat, which would probably happen a lot given the state of batteries today.


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  2. john1701a

    john1701a Prius Guru

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    It's hard to believe that after all these years someone in the automotive business still wouldn't understand how the hybrid system in Prius works. So it's pretty easy to conclude that an article like that one was intented to mislead.

    The claims of "they would also have greatly reduced range and would need overnight recharging" and "plug-in hybrids are electric vehicles that can also use a gasoline engine to keep moving when their batteries go flat" definitely support that... since range is actually extended, overnight recharging is not required, and the battery-pack will not go flat.

    And as usual, some negative concerns (cost & clean-electricity) were included to help to conceal that anti-hybrid activity. But it's not too hard to see that the concerns focused only on the short-term. Those of us working for the long-term aren't worried. Each seemingly impossible obstacle has been overcome up to this point.
     
    #2 john1701a, Apr 9, 2006
  3. Tideland Prius

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    Well like I said, he's clearly anti-hybrid and anti-Japanese. He wrote an article putting down the Corolla, he wrote that "Toyota charges $6,100 for a Camry Hybrid" article that I posted earlier on despite the fact that the Camry Hybrid has XLE features (saying the hybrid premium is $500 and with $6,100 extra equipment) and now this one.
     
    #3 Tideland Prius, Apr 9, 2006
  4. dipper

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    To tell you the truth, I want these writers to constantly write these myths. I want to buy these cars under MSRP and without waiting. Obviously, it is not working.. :lol:
     
    #4 dipper, Apr 10, 2006
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tideland Prius @ Apr 9 2006, 04:51 PM) [snapback]237275[/snapback]</div>
    Sounds liuke someone on the payroll of a non-hybrid company. Reminds me of the recent mvie "Thank you for Smoking" about a lobbiest for the tobacco industry.

    In this case it is Thank you for Being Ignorant. :lol:
     
    #5 larryenok, Apr 11, 2006
  6. Hawk

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tideland Prius @ Apr 9 2006, 04:51 PM) [snapback]237275[/snapback]</div>
    Everyone that reads the artical should take the time to > Talkbacks < it is easy.
     
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  7. dipper

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Hawk @ Apr 11 2006, 10:46 AM) [snapback]238080[/snapback]</div>
    Na. I like him doing these articles. With all these misconception, I want:

    (1) Oil to be used up ASAP so we can really talk about alternatives for once.
    (2) Get advance technologies under MSRP without the waiting list.
    (3) Oil to be used up ASAP so America do not have to send our kids to war to protect oil interests.

    Oh... And I want quicker globe warming so I can buy cheaper Ocean properties in Nevada and Arizona. [ :unsure: .. maybe bad joke for some]
     
    #7 dipper, Apr 11, 2006
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(dipper @ Apr 11 2006, 01:53 PM) [snapback]238191[/snapback]</div>
    (1) If we burn all the oil you won’t be around to get a new Prius and if you are you will need a death guild sand rail from road worrier because the planet will be a cinder block

    (2) Sales is what will make the technology cheaper not bogus press coverage

    (3) See response 1 and 2

    Who wants waterfront property in an area with 100mph sand storms and 118 degree temp?
     
    #8 Hawk, Apr 11, 2006
  9. dipper

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Hawk @ Apr 11 2006, 03:40 PM) [snapback]238265[/snapback]</div>

    :lol:

    (1) Not Prius, electric car.. ;)
    (2) True. But if it is so popular, we will all stand in line though and get "you know what" up the "you know where" from the dealers.
    (3) Unfortunely, America will probably go to war for one reason or another.

    As for the water front property... the climate changed, remember? Arizona and Nevada is going to get California's climate (oh... and it is rain and more rain in CA if you have not noticed recently :angry: ).
     
    #9 dipper, Apr 11, 2006
  10. Ralphmc

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(dipper @ Apr 11 2006, 06:38 PM) [snapback]238283[/snapback]</div>
    ... and I was really nasty... check out the talkback comment from antihybrid - ralphmc
     
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  11. mrbigh

    mrbigh Prius Absolutum Dominium

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Ralphmc @ Apr 12 2006, 09:56 AM) [snapback]238503[/snapback]</div>
    Let's fill up the in box with some constructive coments like mine to ;)
     
    #11 mrbigh, Apr 14, 2006
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