Posted on 09/30/2007 9:14:48 AM PDT by 1066AD
I've read similar articles but this is the most clear. Why would you buy a car with an effective life of only 100K miles ? (100K miles is expected life of the battery, replacement cost in today's dollars about $8K I'm told).
300,000 miles from a Hummer? I don’t mind a legitimate critique of the Prius but this seems stacked in the opposite direction.
Disclaimer: I wouldn’t buy a prius on a bet, neither would I drive a Hummer.
Must have been posted under a different title but I’ve seen it on FR as well as other places.
This article has been widely discounted.
Ive said this from the beginning.
Anyone who has ever owned a cordless drill knows that the batteries are a problem.
BTW, I am told that you can overcome the problem of Battery “memory” by applying a high amount of amperage at the batteries rated voltage across its terminals of the defective battery.
This apparently will blow away the memory junction in the battery.
Caveat: “Kids... dont try this at home”
Hybrid advocates (leftists and politicians) are ignoring price and economic analysis. The advocates have decided that hybrids are a winning technology worthy of large tax subsidies. Even with the large subsidies, the economic analysis does not make sense for most drivers. The subsidies are inhibiting other more promising ideas such as the low emissions diesel technologies from coming to market. At this time, the price and economic analysis indicate that hybrids are not the solution to energy and environment problems.
More fun facts:
Did you know that you can make a light out of a Dill Pickle?
Take a lamp cord and strip the wires at the end. Then wrap each wire around a nail.
Insert the nails, + and - in opposing ends of the pickle.
plug the lamp cord into a wall socket and watch the pickle light up a glorious orange, like a fluorescent light!
Caveat: Kids... Don’t try this at home!
> ... Toyota Prius causes more environmental damage than a Hummer ...
Even Rush has had to backtrack on this one.
The article is over the top. Nonetheless ...
Anyone looking for a high mileage vehicle needs to
consider the huckster hybrids with a wary eye.
What cost per mile do they get, the way you drive?
What is the cost per mile over the full useful life?
What hidden subsidies are inflating the claims?
Will you be able to ditch the used-up vehicle and
avoid hazmat fees for disposing of the batts?
(may be no problem today, but what about in 10 yrs)
We considered hybrids and bought a diesel (VW TDI).
Of course, the EPA and blue states have got things
so screwed up you can’t buy a new TDI here now.
This article regurgitates a bunch of urban legends.
The 100k mile canard is handily refuted by many owners who have handily passed that mileage. In fact, the battery is warranted in California for 150k miles.
And $8k to replace the battery? That’s totally false.
Excellent information, thank you.
You have a point. Compare the Prius to my Focus, which has continued to surprise me with its quality and driving fun.
From March this year.”Search” didn’t find this.
???
Good to see this out there again, but don’t say “search” didn’t find it.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1848688/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1800912/posts
Right. I think it’s a stretch to compare the Prius to the Hummer. The article would have been much more effective if, for instance, they compared the Prius to a Ford midsize like the Taurus.
Go Hyundai!
Anyone who has ever owned a cordless drill knows that the batteries are a problem.
BTW, I am told that you can overcome the problem of Battery “memory” by applying a high amount of amperage at the batteries rated voltage across its terminals of the defective battery.
This apparently will blow away the memory junction in the battery.
Caveat: “Kids... dont try this at home”
The only way you can apply more amperage is to either up the voltage or lower the resistance of the circuit. Neither one seems very feasible when charging batteries.
Not charging the battery....”clearing” the battery
Just crank up the amps on a power supply and tap the terminals for a split second.
Caveat: I dont condone this experiment
Where's the KABOOM?
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