Just watched "Who Killed the Electric Car"

It's reason I bought a Prius! Well, I probably would have bought a hybrid eventually anyway but it's the reason I traded in my perfectly wonderful Vibe years sooner than planned, and the reason I chose a Prius over any other hybrid out there. In 3 years when my warranty runs out I'm going PHEV!

 

I saw this movie in downtown Montreal mid-August, shopped around, and bought a Prius mid-September.

Had there been a full-electric car with reasonable range, available to buy, I would have bought that instead. Feel Good Cars don't go over 35Mph and a tiny range. Almost...not quite.

Meanwhile, the other Gas Guzzler is a 2006 Yaris my wife drives, that we picked up late September. Not enough $$ for two hybrids just yet. So we went the next best route.

Might as well send Toyota $$ and the message that us green-minded consumers appreciate the good work they've done so far.

/nuf said

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mark Derail @ Oct 5 2006, 03:03 PM) [snapback]328566[/snapback]</div>

Welcome. How is the Yaris, anyway? I am in exactly the same situation. We will need a second car, but a second Prius would be a bit expensive.

 

I rented the Prius (through my incorporation) four years. After which I'll buy it for the buy-back amount and add the EV stealth switch. Kits should be cheaper in 4 years from now. Perhaps change the batt-pack for Li-On.

My wife adores the Yaris, the fuel economy is outstanding, compared to our previous, a 2000 Corolla. Better motor, lighter car.

Noisy engine, but hey, Yaris isn't luxury. Less noisy than the Geo Metro 3-cyl I owned a few years back.

It's is surprisingly roomy, my nearly-six foot son, sitting behind me, isn't gnawning on his knee caps.

Two thumbs up!

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mark Derail @ Oct 5 2006, 03:45 PM) [snapback]328588[/snapback]</div>

Thanks. I have an 11 year old Tercel with 150,000 miles still going strong. But I will get a second Prius because I want to have access to the HOV lane on Long Island. Makes all the difference.

 

Here's the dedicated page to WKTEC.
http://evnut.com/wktec_doc.htm

You can even see me consorting with the director and star. In theory, the DVD should have my name in the credits... was left out of the released movie!

As Chris will quickly admit - the movie could have been far better. Considering the deadlines and budget, it really came out great though! For me, the best part is that the movie allows the general public to see these cars that few knew existed. Even fewer knew that we drivers actually REALLY liked them, and wanted to keep them. The press, of course, has repeated the company line of, "there was no market, nobody really wanted them."

Just ask somebody who lived through the EV1 ordeal, and you'll hear what REALLY happened.

Here's my EV1 page:
http://evnut.com/ev1.htm

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tideland Prius @ Oct 7 2006, 11:30 PM) [snapback]329709[/snapback]</div>

No apologies needed! I'm all for *any* vehicle that can be charged from an off-board source. I truly think that a PHEV will be the vehicle that gets us back to BEVs. It is the perfect transition car to get people comfortable with electric power while still having the warm-fuzzy feeling of gasoline sloshing around in the tank.