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#432 of 567 Re: More tax incentives for hybrids? Are they needed? [hiwayman] by tpe Aug 03, 2007 (3:48 pm)
Replying to: hiwayman (Aug 03, 2007 2:50 pm) hiwayman Excellent post.
#433 of 567 Re: More tax incentives for hybrids? Are they needed? [hiwayman] by gagrice Aug 03, 2007 (4:12 pm)
Replying to: hiwayman (Aug 03, 2007 2:50 pm) I don't know how far from Detroit downtown they are. They bought a nice home in Royal Oak. They are very happy back there. Trying to live in CA on a budget is tough.   I do agree on most of your thoughts about corporate welfare. I just don't think adding to it with incentives that rarely reach the buyers pocket are good. It was not difficult to see the pricing of the Prius come down as the incentives were cut. I am one the believes there is no interest in Congress to cut our fossil fuel usage. With every gallon of gas comes another bit of tax money in the till.   Our infrastructure is not being maintained with the gas tax currently being taken in. One of the 77,000 bridges not up to standard gave witness to that this week in Minneapolis. For the government to get serious about using less gas would erode that tax pool even more.   And yes I look for the economy to crater as you put it. Driving a hybrid will not help our economy in any way that I can think of.   I do hope you got a good buy on your Altima Hybrid. I have not seen one in San Diego yet.
#434 of 567 Are all hybrid drivers Crazy or by gagrice Sep 08, 2007 (10:29 am)
Just this woman and Al Gore JR???   A speeding driver going the wrong way on state Route 52 slammed head-on into a pickup truck driven by an off-duty Border Patrol agent early Friday. Both drivers were killed instantly, officials said.   Before the crash, several drivers called 911 to report the Toyota Prius was heading east, going at least 100 mph in the fast lane, said Highway Patrol Officer Rob Sanchez. The 2007 Prius then collided with the 1995 Chevrolet S-10 pickup.   A woman was driving the Prius, authorities said. She was identified by the county Medical Examiner Friday afternoon as Shayne Rae Leatherwood, 22, of Poway. The Border Patrol agent was identified as Neil Wilkie Hepburn , 35, a married resident of Chula Vista.   http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20070907-1527-bn08fatal2.html
#435 of 567 Aug-2007 Hybrid Sales by yerth10 Sep 10, 2007 (10:29 am)
http://www.hybridcars.com/market-dashboard/aug07-us-sales.html   Aug-2007 Hy sales were much lower compared to the last few months and even less that Aug-2006 when all other months in 2007 were better than the same months in 2006.   Infact, the share of Hybrids among total vehicle sales is less than 2.0 %   Reason   Prius-2008 is coming in Sep with Standard Edition costing $ 1,200 lesser.   Camry-2008 is coming in Sep with Standard Edition costing $ 1,000 lesser.   Highlander-2008 - new model with Eco Button is coming in Oct.      Expect Sep-2007 to be very good month for Hybrid Sales, also this is the last month with Tax Credit for Toyota & Lexus models.   Still Prius sales increased 25 % in Aug-2007 compared to Aug-2006.   The YTD sales for this year is much higher than the same period of last year which the non-hybrids have declined.
#436 of 567 Blind say ban hybrids!!! by gagrice Oct 03, 2007 (5:41 am)
BALTIMORE — Gas-electric hybrid vehicles, the status symbol for the environmentally conscientious, are coming under attack from a constituency that doesn't drive: the blind.   Because hybrids make virtually no noise at slower speeds when they run solely on electric power, blind people say they pose a hazard to those who rely on their ears to determine whether it's safe to cross the street or walk through a parking lot.   "I'm used to being able to get sound cues from my environment and negotiate accordingly. I hadn't imagined there was anything I really wouldn't be able to hear," said Deborah Kent Stein, chairwoman of the National Federation of the Blind's Committee on Automotive and Pedestrian Safety. "We did a test, and I discovered, to my great dismay, that I couldn't hear it."   Hybrids a Hazard Replies to this message: larsb (Oct 03, 2007 7:40 am)
#437 of 567 Re: Blind say ban hybrids!!! [gagrice] by larsb Oct 03, 2007 (7:40 am)
Replying to: gagrice (Oct 03, 2007 5:41 am) Call me back when regular cars stop killing pedestrians.
#438 of 567 Legit concern by pf_flyer HOST Oct 03, 2007 (8:35 am)
There ARE sounds you expect to hear when a vehicle is approaching. When they aren't there it can be a problem.   This isn't about saying hybrids are bad, just that thre's something that might need to be addressed as I mention in Dangerous Crossing Replies to this message: michael2003 (Oct 03, 2007 1:38 pm) kdhspyder (Oct 03, 2007 1:50 pm)
#439 of 567 Re: Legit concern [pf_flyer] by michael2003 Oct 03, 2007 (1:38 pm)
Replying to: pf_flyer (Oct 03, 2007 8:35 am) Has any statistics been published in regards to how many blind individuals have been injured by all vehicles as opposed to how many were injured by electric or hybrid vehicles?
#440 of 567 Re: Legit concern [pf_flyer] by kdhspyder Oct 03, 2007 (1:50 pm)
Replying to: pf_flyer (Oct 03, 2007 8:35 am) Should bicycles been controlled as well? They're even quieter than a hybrid.
#441 of 567 Well by pf_flyer HOST Oct 03, 2007 (1:52 pm)
A bicycle isn't exactly gonna make a pancake out of you

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