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You are about 3 years late to the bash the hybrids on the grounds of its toxicity/energy use party. It was proven complete rubbish about 2.99...
Would losing a friend who drives an H2 really be that big a loss? <kidding> :D Rob
You could be right. There are just a number of factors that set off my sleeze detector. Anytime someone mentions ultracapacitors I'm instantly...
Sad but true. There was a great article a while back, might have been in CR, about how a vehicle that seems like a great deal upfront (they...
Excellently put. I hope the sting on peoples backside doesn't wear off too fast. Its interesting to note from the graph above that the first...
Hmm, that is a tough one. I think most of us here are big proponents of plugins and improved fuel economy, and I would hate to see that message...
Yeah, there are certainly times its convenient to have a third row. We have two big car seats in the back so we really can't ever have anyone...
I put together the graph below for another thread to look at the correlation between hybrid sales and gas prices to see how tight a correlation...
I put together a quick graph that I think pretty clearly illustrates the supply limit to the hybrid market last summer. [IMG] Hybrid sales have...
I don't think an '03 TDI is what the previous poster meant when they reffered to "modern diesel" ;) The point I think was that the new "clean"...
Agreed, this thread does not belong in News. It seems like we have certainly seen the end of the irrational craziness that lead to people paying...
Interesting, thanks! Don't think I had seen that pic of the '10 before. The numbers I had seen for the current Prius on the Japanese test cycle...
Gas prices aren't helping, but I think that economic fears are having a huge impact. Car sales of all kinds are way down. As a good barometer, 2...
Finally, maybe now I can sell the Land Rover thats been sitting in my back yard ;)
FWIW in my experience in Maine a small AWD car like a Subaru is far safer in most winter conditions than any truck or SUV. An FWD car with snow...
There is speculation that the hinted solar roof on the top end prius will be sued for exactly this sort of thing. It won't make enough power to...
There are currently no agreed standards for testing rolling resistance, and manufacturers are not required to report it at all. Thats a big part...
I am very envious of your system :) Any chance you can turn it back off though, and restart it 1/1/09 to qualify for the larger tax credit?...
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In general PbA batteries need to be recharged as often as possible. The more heavily they are discharged, the fewer cycles you will get out of...