Green vehicles of 2007

Which Hummer?
The real one or the fakes? <

 

I had that problem of too far away from the steering wheel in the
Corolla, but not in the Yaris.

 

Ptrobably one of the "fakes" - that is if by "real" you mean the ones
the military uses.

The article I read didn't specify which Hummer.

Then again, since reading that article, I've seen other sources which
state a Hummer has a life-expectancy of 300,000 miles, but the Prius
only has a life expectancy of 100,000 miles, which would tip the scale
back in favor of the Hummer.

Then again, it's all based on stuff that could easily be wrong - After
all, I read it on the internet.

 

In what quantities?

Does it have to be shipped across the ocean and back to be turned into
the final product?

 

Google up Sudbury Ontario and INCO smelting for close to home nickle
mining.........

 

Who would put the life expectancy of a Prius at 100,000 miles?
Is that "cars" in general?
There are some articles online about the Prius in taxi service that reference
experiences at 250,000+ miles.

The California version of the Prius sold in several states should have a
15 year / 150,000 mile warranty on many components.

 

yeah - the nickel is mined in Canada - the article I read said that, but
it is shipped overseas to process into batteries and then shipped back here.

If they were just making forks or trash cans out of it, I'm sure all
that shipping isn't necessary.

 

The 1st Prius batteries didn't last that long and where rather heavily
priced. which meant that replacing them was not really economicly
viable. hence the 100.000 miles figure.

in other words outdated info.

regards,

M.

 

There was a corrosion problem on the same terminal within many of the Gen I
battery packs. They were covered under warranty, or goodwill, well beyond
100,000 miles. Some of the early victims had to pay half, and may have
been reimbursed later when it was recognized as a latent defect.

Roger that.

I was discussing the GM-holds-the-patent-on-large-NiMH-battery conspiracy,
and wondered if there were really any truth to it, or just something that
gets so much publicity that it morphs into a truism.

 

I have a relative who got the first off Prius in Toronto and it's still
going strong on the original batteries.
She drives mostly in the inner city, so the Prius suits her driving
pattern.

 

IIRC his fuel consumption is on par with any good diesel.

DAS

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Why do you say this exactly? I get about 53 MPG these days on mine. I am
pretty happy with that so far.
Tomes
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That correct, just pie in the sky by Prius haters.

I doubt the military Hummers last near that mileage, particularly in
Iraq. >

 

I'd say most stainless steel items now come from China.
The nickel comes from elsewhere, much from Canada.

 

It sure it.
Canada to China and back.
Look at all the household SS items from China.

 

Yes the newer Diesels give very good mileage and seem to run fairly
well; at least in more moderate temperatures.
I wish we had more access to them, including filling stations selling
diesel fuel.
It doesn't pay to buy the high priced Mercedes to get one of the new V6
diesels, any more than it pays to buy a Prius over the gas Corolla.

Back in the 70s I knew a chap with a Mercedes diesel in Edmonton, AB.
When the temperature dropped below -20°C he had to leave it running all
day at work, else he'd not get it going. Even though the parking lot had
block heater plug ins.

Why do you say this exactly? I get about 53 MPG these days on mine. I am
pretty happy with that so far.
Tomes
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