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#563 of 567 Re: 24,250 votes for Prius [gagrice] by kdhspyder Jun 08, 2009 (5:58 am)
Replying to: gagrice (Jun 07, 2009 5:56 am) That's the buyers' decision. There are those amongst us ( 305 million of us ) for whom $35000 is not a big deal. Nobody is holding a gun to any buyer's head.   When supply comes into balance with demand in a few months normality will return and everyone will be happy....even the ones who paid $35000 and got theirs first. Isn't this a great country?
#564 of 567 Ford Develops Ford Escape SUV Plug-In Hybrid To Deliver 120 MPG by larsb Jun 10, 2009 (7:50 am)
This looks cool:   Ford Develops Ford Escape SUV Plug-In Hybrid To Deliver 120 MPG Replies to this message: gagrice (Jun 10, 2009 3:47 pm)
#565 of 567 Re: Ford Develops Ford Escape SUV Plug-In Hybrid To Deliver 120 MPG [larsb] by gagrice Jun 10, 2009 (3:47 pm)
Replying to: larsb (Jun 10, 2009 7:50 am) Ford delivers while GM talks. More likely to make it into showrooms than the Volt. It will probably be sold through fleet deals for a while. It still will be expensive. No way to get around the high cost of batteries.
#566 of 567 How long can we find stuff to make hybrids? by gagrice Sep 02, 2009 (4:54 pm)
As hybrid cars gobble rare metals, shortage looms   Wed Sep 2, 2009 2:08am EDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Prius hybrid automobile is popular for its fuel efficiency, but its electric motor and battery guzzle rare earth metals, a little-known class of elements found in a wide range of gadgets and consumer goods.   That makes Toyota's market-leading gasoline-electric hybrid car and other similar vehicles vulnerable to a supply crunch predicted by experts as China, the world's dominant rare earths producer, limits exports while global demand swells.   Worldwide demand for rare earths, covering 15 entries on the periodic table of elements, is expected to exceed supply by some 40,000 tons annually in several years unless major new production sources are developed. One promising U.S. source is a rare earths mine slated to reopen in California by 2012.   Among the rare earths that would be most affected in a shortage is neodymium, the key component of an alloy used to make he high-power, lightweight magnets for electric motors of hybrid cars, such as the Prius, Honda Insight and Ford Fusion, as well as in generators for wind turbines.   Close cousins terbium and dysprosium are added in smaller amounts to the alloy to preserve neodymium's magnetic properties at high temperatures. Yet another rare earth metal, lanthanum, is a major ingredient for hybrid car batteries.   Production of both hybrids cars and wind turbines is expected to climb sharply amid the clamor for cleaner transportation and energy alternatives that reduce dependence on fossil fuels blamed for global climate change.   Toyota has 70 percent of the U.S. market for vehicles powered by a combination of an internal-combustion engine and electric motor. The Prius is its No. 1 hybrid seller.   Jack Lifton, an independent commodities consultant and strategic metals expert, calls the Prius "the biggest user of rare earths of any object in the world."   More to the story
#567 of 567 2010 Camry by carbuff191 Oct 30, 2009 (9:21 pm)
The 2010 Camry really looks like a great update to an already outstanding Toyota vehicle. Has anyone test drove one yet? I'm hoping to schedule a test drive at my local CT Toyota dealer - Gale Toyota. Please let me know anything you can about the engine responsiveness and gas mileage.

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