Well until they start'a mak'um them in SUV's I ain't buyin' any. Hybrid, schmybrid, SUV or Pick-Up that's all I care about, maybe a Hummer variety as well for the weekend.
My parents have a Toyota Prius and a Toyota Highlander, and I actually love them. The Prius can get over 50mpg if you know how to drive it, and I think it's pretty aesthetically pleasing. There are some drawbacks that you wouldn't think about though. One being how quiet they are. You literally cannot tell whether they are on sometimes even if you are right next to the car. This can be bad news for animals or even unaware pedestrians:shock:! If I had the money though, I would definitely get a Prius. You save so freakin much on gas!
Hybrids are good in theory but not efficient enough yet. Until cars get to 100mpg on ethanol or another alternative fuel I will not consider it. I have my 1998 monte carlo modified to 38mpg and I will continue to modify it as long as more efficient stuff compatable with it come out. I even plan on converting it to run on new fuels. Just love the body design.
hybrids cost too much money and aren't worth it in gas savings for years. producing ethanol causes shortages in corn for food. electric cars need to be charged somehow so plugging them into the wall and recharging them using energy produced by coal power plants kind of defeats the purpose of gasoline free. some of them are so tiny they, and everyone inside, would be destroyed in an accident.
hybrids cost too much money and aren't worth it in gas savings for years. producing ethanol causes shortages in corn for food. electric cars need to be charged somehow so plugging them into the wall and recharging them using energy produced by coal power plants kind of defeats the purpose of gasoline free. some of them are so tiny they, and everyone inside, would be destroyed in an accident.shoeman12
actually youre wrong their
i did it in class today
it takes roughly 2 years for the costs to equal out (for the honda civic hybrid)
its around 4000 more minus the 2000 government rebate
they are definately worth your money and they save the environment!!!!!!!!!!
Hybrids cause more damage to the environment than gas cars do. The mining for the nickel-cadmium is terrible for the environment and the processes that go into making the batteries themselves put out more pollution than a single car could ever hope to.
Hybrids cause more damage to the environment than gas cars do. The mining for the nickel-cadmium is terrible for the environment and the processes that go into making the batteries themselves put out more pollution than a single car could ever hope to. famicommander
I don't understand why they can't make them look like normal cars so people would buy them...Ryeferd
YES!!! i think they r ugly. i want a hypbrid that is sporty and can drive fast. i drive a scion tc that gets about 25/29 miles to a gallon it cost so much $35 for a full tank.
[QUOTE="KillaHalo2o9"]Ethanol is just driving up food prices.darkIink
exactly! why are we doing this? I see sliced bread ON SALE for $2.50! Dark link this is off topic but your McCain video is making me think. First off he dosent want to stay there for 100 more if we have to we will he said. and we only been there for 5 years not 8.
[QUOTE="Ryeferd"]I don't understand why they can't make them look like normal cars so people would buy them...KG86
I agree, I wouldn't be caught dead in one of them now.
What hybrids are you talking about? You know there's a Camry hybrid, Altima hybrid, Civic hybrid, SUV hybrids, etc... not just Prius. I don't think the Prius is that ugly either. It's just a thing to take you places after all.
[QUOTE="Ripcurl530"]Hoobinator, the Toyota Highlander is an SUV. You should check it out. I'm sure there are other brands of hybrid SUV's as well.Hoobinator
Pfft, I'mma thinking only of a Hummer Hybrid. Anything less just wouldn't be American of me.
your kidding right....:|
if you want a gas guzzling hybrid you dont have to wait for a hummer hybrid look at the new tahoe hybrid. its a joke
[QUOTE="Ryeferd"]I don't understand why they can't make them look like normal cars so people would buy them...iam2green
YES!!! i think they r ugly. i want a hypbrid that is sporty and can drive fast. i drive a scion tc that gets about 25/29 miles to a gallon it cost so much $35 for a full tank.
ok considering EVERY hybrid on the market right now looks EXACTLY the same as its gas counter-part that argument is null and void. the only thing that MIGHT be SLIGHTLY different are the rims/wheels
ethanol we can all agree is not efficient because you cat transport via pipeline so the use of cars causes more pollution. plus it raises the price of food which is more important than gas
I have also heard hybrids may cause more pollution than regular gas cars but i cant confirm tha.
Eventually though, the price of oil will be so expensive and the alternative fuels will be more efficient because of advancements in research that it will make sense to use them. the free market will decide
[QUOTE="darkIink"][QUOTE="KillaHalo2o9"]Ethanol is just driving up food prices.trapper94
exactly! why are we doing this? I see sliced bread ON SALE for $2.50! Dark link this is off topic but your McCain video is making me think. First off he dosent want to stay there for 100 more if we have to we will he said. and we only been there for 5 years not 8. well if people can use obama's reverend as an excuse against him I can use mccain's OWN WORDS against him. All's fair in war :P
I own a Prius and I love it. I actually paid less than I would have for a comparable conventional car because of all the tax credits I got on it. I didn't pay state taxes in '05 and '06 because of it and I still had a little left to make this year's bill smaller.
So, really, the argument that they cost too much is blown way out of proportion.
Hybrids cause more damage to the environment than gas cars do. The mining for the nickel-cadmium is terrible for the environment and the processes that go into making the batteries themselves put out more pollution than a single car could ever hope to. famicommander
Hybrids use nickel metal hydride batteries, not nickel-cadmium. The environmental hazards for NiMH batteries is, apparently, much lower than NiCd batteries. Also, do you have any source for your second claim?
And hopefully Li-ion batteries will soon be cost efficient enough to use in hybrids/ev's.
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