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Prius Named One of "The Top 10 Innovations of the Decade"

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by Danny, Dec 1, 2009.

  1. Danny

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    Today ABC News posted their "Top 10 Innovations of the Decade". Among the Top 10 were GPS, Text Messaging, Social Networking, and, yes, the Toyota Prius. It shouldn't come as any surprise to Prius enthusiasts, but the Prius has helped lead to greater discussion of climate change, social responsibility, and the future of the automotive industry. Would we have ever seen cars like the Tesla Roadster, the upcoming Tesla Model S, or the Chevy Volt had it not been for the Prius? I say no. From the article:
    July 2000 -- Toyota Introduces the U.S. to the Prius, Grows Market for Hybrid Car What would environmentalists be without the more fuel-efficient hybrid cars? The hybrid movement started in July 2000, when Toyota Motor Corporation introduced the hybrid Prius to the United States. In 2003, Scientific America named Toyota "Business Leader of the Year" for commercializing the affordable hybrid car. Now, Ford, Mercury, Lexus, Nissan and others have hybrid cars on the market. But the Prius is still the best-selling car in its class. In March 2009, the hybrid community witnessed two milestones: Toyota said it sold its one millionth hybrid car in the U.S. and Ford said it produced its 100,000th.​
    Read the full article here on ABC News' website: "The Top 10 Innovations of the Decade" Photo courtesy of PriusChat moderator HTMLSpinner
     
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    ABC, as its full name implies, is a bit America-centric here, dating hybrid cars and text-messaging "innovation" from the date of US commercial introduction.
    And dating Google's innovation to the date the corporation went public rather than the date it actually began service (in the 90's): give me a break--there's no innovation in making a corporation public following successful commercialization--that's practically the history of the tech business right there.

    Completing the human genome? Now that's an accomplishment we will be using for centuries.
     
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