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8133 messages, Last post on Nov 09, 2009 at 9:32 AM
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Replying to: houdini1 (Sep 29, 2008 5:56 pm) They have the diesel/electric thing down & use regenerative braking. Let's see, they've been available & in increasing use since the early/mid '50's, so I guess the concept is only about 50 years "behind the times," as they used to say.
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Replying to: cdnpinhead (Sep 29, 2008 6:25 pm) kcram - Pickups Host |
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"GM sales fall 16% and that's the good news FORD, CHRYSLER OFF 30%-PLUS"... (on line version) "Toyota, Ford, Chrysler's September sales each fall more than 30 percent" link title by Nick Bunkley New York Times VW TDI sales sell ALL they can get!
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Replying to: ruking1 (Oct 02, 2008 11:19 am) So would the Prius if 'Yota did not have a battery supply issue. Prius Battery Shortage There is no denying that the market for fuel-efficient cars is strong. If there were more TDIs and more Priuses available, the sales numbers for both those cars would shoot up.
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Replying to: larsb (Oct 02, 2008 12:09 pm)
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Replying to: ruking1 (Oct 02, 2008 2:34 pm)
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Replying to: larsb (Oct 02, 2008 2:39 pm)  Selling all you make is always preferable to coulda, woulda, shoulda, wanna. If I were a Prius buyer, I would be concerned about getting the "new batch" of batteries after the shortage.
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Replying to: ruking1 (Oct 02, 2008 2:49 pm)
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Replying to: larsb (Oct 02, 2008 2:59 pm) Moving to a separate topic, I have read the industry is on track to sell 14 M units this MY vs a more historic 16-17 M units !!! My take: really it is a good time for higher mpg passenger diesels. |
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Replying to: ruking1 (Oct 02, 2008 2:49 pm) Just for the unaware... model year changeover. Sept was the last month of the 2008s... the 2009s are arriving now - with a $500 price increase. Why ship lots of 2008s when the 2009s will bring in more money? Little details like this make for huge profits when applied across the entire product line and the entire world.
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