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Replying to: gagrice (Apr 27, 2008 10:04 pm) Here is the sentence in that story which matters the most: The tests conducted by hybrid owners rarely approach the level of thoroughness of those run by automakers. Toyota test the Prius at 1/300th of the Euro "safe" ratings. (that's pretty low) I'm letting my kids ride in the backseat right by the batteries. There is NO danger. Take it from the millions of owners who are not showing ill effects rather than the one who said it made her "sleepy." Puh-Frickin-Leeeze.
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It seems that the people of Australia are not putting too much of their budgets into gasoline. With all the money they're spending on phones ... http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/telecom/2008-04-28-australia-cell-peopl- e_N.htm What's the average cell phone bill? $30/month? or $360/year which could go towards gasoline.
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Replying to: larsb (Apr 28, 2008 7:50 am) Take it from the millions of owners who are not showing ill effects rather than the one who said it made her "sleepy." Just how many millions of hybrid owners would that be?
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Replying to: kernick (Apr 28, 2008 8:25 am)
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Why is Diesel fuel at $4.33 right now? This is crazy, its making our food we eat much more expensive and the travel we do by RV much more expensive. My grandparents are cutting down, well all the people they travel with are cutting down all the smaller trips they take in their Diesel RV because they have to save more to go on longer trips... This is hurting the economy badly in the sense that they are not spending any of the money they would have at restraints and RV parks throughout the county. I am guessing that this is happening more and more for people that usually take vacations frequently. I am tired of this oil war... Want a hybrid? Pay more for the car and gas... (where are the savings, really?) Have a diesel? Pay more... don't go on vacation. Electric? Cant take that to Vegas... Anything out there appealing to me? No.
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I bought a Toyota Camry Hybrid. The huge magnetic fields generated by the batteries and electric motor in the Hybrid have made my daughter's hamster change from sleeping in the North-East corner of the cage to now sleeping in the South -West corner. BTW the electric motor is under the hood in front of the engine. According to Farraday's law, no electric field can penetrate steel. The reason automobiles are one of the safest place in a lightning storm is because of Farraday's law. The cables from the electric motor to the batteries have one positive and one negative connection or current would not flow. This means that any magnetic fields generated would self cancel;. The strength of the field at the Earth's surface ranges from less than 30 microteslas (0.3 gauss) in an area including most of South America and South Africa to over 60 microteslas (0.6 gauss) around the magnetic poles in northern Canada and south of Australia, and in part of Siberia. .3 gauss is 300 milli- Gauss. .6 Gauss is 600 milli- Gauss. Just what was the level of milli- Gauss that made that dude sell his hybrid. 100 to 120 milli- Gauss. He was no doubt measuring the earth's field I have a theory :. The intelligence of the universe is a constant. The population is increasing.
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Replying to: gagrice (Apr 28, 2008 8:36 am) Actually, the NY Times did not post that ridiculous article on this forum. You Did. Gary says, "Just how many millions of hybrid owners would that be?" Um, more than 1 and less than 2. An answer which you know full well. |
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Replying to: gagrice (Apr 28, 2008 8:40 am) My kid's only failed when they were in the Gulf between Keys--actually out on a sailboat traveling from Seabase for a scout trip to Key West. Guess there wasn't a tower nearby in the water between Keys. |
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| ...is easily the cheapest bill I pay: an average of $17 a month. I don't even have a cell phone. If I want to communicate with my family, I can do it by instant messaging on the internet. | |
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Want a hybrid? Pay more for the car and gas... (where are the savings, really?) It depends on what you are now driving, what it's worth on a trade in, and what gas prices have to get to to make the gas savings of a hybrid worth while. I will save about $160 a month at $4.00 a gallon. It will be $203 a month at $5,00 a gallon ( next Year ? ) How much will a new car creally cost ?
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