Hybrid Cars, Do you think they're good? |
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| *steve330* |
 Jul 19 2007, 08:34 AM
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I personally think they suck. The production of them puts out more emissions than would have been reduced due to the fact that it's a hybrid. In making the battery, they have to mine the nickel in Canada, ship to england for refining, ship to China for further refining, ship to Japan to be made into the battery, ship to America to be put into the production queue and does w/e from there on out. The quarry where they mine in Canada has had such horrible pollution that all around it, the acid rain's destroyed all vegetation.
Also I did the math and you would have to drive 212,500 miles on a civic hybrid to make it more cost beneficial than a regular civic. This was under the assumption that gas was 3.00 per gallon (which it is in Houston) |
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Jul 23 2007, 02:01 PM
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I think the only idea of the hybrid that I find appealing is if for some odd reason I am in a hurry or am late and don't have enough time to get gas, or don't feel like spending money, I could always just change from using gas to using the hybrid part of it. As in... I could just go from using gas to using the battery if I needed to. That alternative of having a back up if I run out of gas seems nice.
However, I wouldn't buy a hybrid just for that reason... |
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Jul 23 2007, 02:07 PM
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QUOTE(elbaliava @ Jul 23 2007, 02:01 PM)  I could always just change from using gas to using the hybrid part of it. As in... I could just go from using gas to using the battery if I needed to. That alternative of having a back up if I run out of gas seems nice. i didn't know any of them did this? all the ones i know of use a gas engine and an electric one. they both work together, there is no option to run on only one. but maybe ur talking about one that i don't know of. mine doesn't do this, and i know the toyota ones don't. |
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Jul 23 2007, 02:24 PM
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QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Jul 23 2007, 12:07 PM) i didn't know any of them did this? all the ones i know of use a gas engine and an electric one. they both work together, there is no option to run on only one. but maybe ur talking about one that i don't know of. mine doesn't do this, and i know the toyota ones don't. My mum's Lexus automatically switches between gas and electric depending on the situation. It CAN use one or the other. If we're going down a big hill, it just coasts down using no power, and charges the battery. And if we're just cruising around a parking lot or something, it runs on electric. But then when she gets above a certain speed, the engine kicks in. It's all automated. It actually has a screen on the navigation system that shows exactly where the power is coming from/going to. That's how I know exactly what's happening. |
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steve330 Hybrid Cars Jul 19 2007, 08:34 AM
Elba I personally think you suck. Haha, jk.
Seriously ... Jul 19 2007, 09:08 AM steve330 A regular car battery is a Lead-Acid battery, and ... Jul 19 2007, 09:29 AM
xKatt QUOTE(steve330 @ Jul 19 2007, 09:29 AM) A... Jul 20 2007, 12:24 PM brooklyneast05 QUOTE(steve330 @ Jul 19 2007, 08:34 AM) A... Jul 19 2007, 09:32 AM steve330 I think it was something like 45
Also did the mat... Jul 19 2007, 09:33 AM brooklyneast05 i like mine
but i agree that they will become bet... Jul 19 2007, 09:39 AM steve330 Paying to fill it up for 300k miles is actually ch... Jul 19 2007, 09:43 AM brooklyneast05 u have to buy multiple cars?
is that a fact that ... Jul 19 2007, 09:45 AM steve330 The average span is supposedly 100,000 miles. I... Jul 19 2007, 09:49 AM brooklyneast05 oh yea, i thought it was just the battery that had... Jul 19 2007, 09:55 AM steve330 Yeah, like I said I haven't tested any of this... Jul 19 2007, 09:56 AM brooklyneast05 true, if not more probably
putting out less pollu... Jul 19 2007, 10:01 AM steve330 Yeah but the less pollution is only at the finish ... Jul 19 2007, 10:03 AM kimmytree I havent read up that much on hybrids, but I'v... Jul 19 2007, 08:46 PM Tamacracker lol I've seen a Hybrid Toyota do 105 mph... we... Jul 19 2007, 08:50 PM steve330 Oo a hybrid that wanted to race? Jul 19 2007, 11:26 PM Tamacracker QUOTE(steve330 @ Jul 20 2007, 12:26 AM) O... Jul 20 2007, 06:16 PM brooklyneast05 QUOTE(steve330 @ Jul 19 2007, 08:34 AM) I... Jul 20 2007, 04:15 PM Elba In all honesty, does anyone really keep a car for ... Jul 20 2007, 05:34 PM brooklyneast05 QUOTE(Elba @ Jul 20 2007, 05:34 PM) In al... Jul 20 2007, 06:00 PM steve330 QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Jul 20 2007, 06:00... Jul 21 2007, 12:07 AM popoberry personally i`d so get one so i don`t have ... Jul 21 2007, 12:50 AM brooklyneast05 QUOTE(popoberry @ Jul 21 2007, 12:50 AM) ... Jul 21 2007, 12:57 AM JakeKKing Stop bitching. Cows put out more emmissions than c... Jul 21 2007, 10:57 AM brooklyneast05 QUOTE(JakeKKing @ Jul 21 2007, 10:57 AM) ... Jul 21 2007, 10:59 AM steve330 QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Jul 21 2007, 10:59... Jul 22 2007, 02:32 PM brooklyneast05 QUOTE(steve330 @ Jul 22 2007, 02:32 PM) I... Jul 22 2007, 05:14 PM steve330 QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Jul 22 2007, 05:14... Jul 22 2007, 08:16 PM brooklyneast05 QUOTE(steve330 @ Jul 22 2007, 08:16 PM) W... Jul 22 2007, 08:27 PM xKatt QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Jul 21 2007, 10:59... Jul 22 2007, 03:19 PM MrElsewhere Water car > all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?... Jul 22 2007, 08:06 PM steve330 well, 14 miles/gallon is just ridiculous lol. I d... Jul 22 2007, 08:33 PM kimmytree QUOTE(steve330 @ Jul 22 2007, 09:33 PM) w... Jul 22 2007, 08:43 PM brooklyneast05 QUOTE(steve330 @ Jul 22 2007, 08:33 PM) w... Jul 22 2007, 08:44 PM steve330 I think she is a he lol. I understand that too, a... Jul 22 2007, 08:45 PM Elba My Jeep only gets about 15 i remember having to f... Jul 22 2007, 10:26 PM brooklyneast05 QUOTE(Elba @ Jul 22 2007, 10:26 PM) My Je... Jul 22 2007, 10:31 PM steve330 I drive a mustang GT standard, and the way I shift... Jul 23 2007, 08:29 AM NoSex Greater gas mileage encourages more driving - whic... Jul 23 2007, 12:38 PM brooklyneast05 QUOTE(NoSex @ Jul 23 2007, 12:38 PM) When... Jul 23 2007, 12:46 PM falsetigerlimbs My mum has a hybrid RX400, and it's really coo... Jul 23 2007, 12:48 PM Steven QUOTE(falsetigerlimbs @ Jul 23 2007, 12:4... Jul 23 2007, 05:55 PM brooklyneast05 i think if nothing else they balance each other ou... Jul 23 2007, 06:06 PM elbaliava QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Jul 23 2007, 03:07... Jul 23 2007, 02:12 PM brooklyneast05 QUOTE(falsetigerlimbs @ Jul 23 2007, 02:2... Jul 23 2007, 02:29 PM Steven Yeah but if it's on a normal car what's to... Jul 23 2007, 06:27 PM brooklyneast05 QUOTE(Steven @ Jul 23 2007, 06:27 PM) Yea... Jul 23 2007, 06:35 PM mysticalazxn money talk. If you have money hybrid is a better o... Jul 24 2007, 02:39 AM Steven QUOTE(mysticalazxn @ Jul 24 2007, 02:39 A... Jul 24 2007, 08:28 AM brooklyneast05 QUOTE(mysticalazxn @ Jul 24 2007, 02:39 A... Jul 24 2007, 09:01 AM |
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