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Ten Years of the Prius article

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by roperld, Nov 20, 2007.

  1. roperld

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    There is an excellent article in The Roanoke (VA) Times today about the Prius, hybrids and plug-in hybrids.

    The first Toyota Prius turns 10 this year. Wow, eh?

    It was back in the Clinton years: grunge bands, slackers, "I did not have sexual relations with that woman." Good times.

    And so very long ago.

    It's hard to get a grip on the fact that an entire decade has passed since that first year Prius came out. I remember driving one -- dubiously -- and wondering who the heck would want one of these things (besides Ed Begley Jr.). At the time, gas was still cheaper than bottled water. The SUV craze was at full burn. Ford was riding high on the success of the massively grandiose Lincoln Navigator, which enabled the brand to out-sell Cadillac for the first time in memory.

    We were feeling strong.

    Surely, this awkward-looking, clumsy-feeling little drone would end up in the same dustbin of history as GM's EV1 electric car. People snickered.

    What a difference $3 a gallon makes.



    Dave Roper
     
    #1 roperld, Nov 20, 2007
  2. Bob Allen

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    Prius or no, the Saudis are having the last laugh, using our oil money to provide safe harbor, training and bombs to those who want to blow us up while Bush kisses their collective butts to keep the oil flowing.

    We need a gas tax and politicians with some courage.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(roperld @ Nov 20 2007, 02:06 PM) [snapback]542074[/snapback]</div>
    Another article on the ten year anniversary from the AP that I posted on 11/4:
    http://priuschat.com/Prius-nears-10-year-a...ary-t40468.html
     
    #3 JackDodge, Nov 20, 2007
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(roperld @ Nov 20 2007, 02:06 PM) [snapback]542074[/snapback]</div>
    Another article on the ten year anniversary from the AP that I posted on 11/4:
    http://priuschat.com/Prius-nears-10-year-a...ary-t40468.html
     
    #4 JackDodge, Nov 20, 2007
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