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[duratothemax]

So a prius is 110% self contained.

YES.

There is the new Prius "plug in hybrid", which is similar to the Volt though. You dont HAVE to plug it in...it has a gas engine...and can operate self contained. But if you want to use less gas, you can plug it in, and it will go 70 miles or so on pure electric, before the gas engine kicks in. Like I said though, YOU DONT HAVE TO PLUG IT IN. ITS NOT AN ELECTRIC CAR.

That new version of the Prius, is only an option. When you buy a new prius, you can get the regular one (that you cant plug in), or the "plug in hybrid"...which is not an electric car. Its a plug-in-hybrid.

Like I said before, 99% of the Prius's you see driving down the road are normal hybrids. No electric plug, etc. There are no prius's that have to be plugged in...they are all self sustaining (thats the word you were looking for, not 'self-contained')

The only three vehicles in the US that HAVE to be plugged in, are the Tesla, the Nissan Leaf, and golf carts.

Why is this so hard to understand?

Ben

 

[c20elephant]

The electricity for what??? To power the car? It comes from regenerative braking, and the gas engine.....not from power plants.

Learn how a Prius works before you argue against it.



in reality, the prius batteries are lasting well over 200,000 miles and 10+ years.

And NiMH batteries can be recycled pretty easily/safely.

I know we love to try to milk that argument (hybrid cars are in fact "dirtier" than because of the extra manufacturing and disposal), but in reality, its probably a wash/about equal in the end....

Dont take this as me being a Prius advocate or "silly liberal tree hugger". I could care less and would never buy one/want to be seen in one. I think they are dumb, boring as hell to drive, and the people who own Prius's are even more insufferable than the cars themselves. But im also not ignorant/close-minded to what reality is, even if its not what I "want to be the truth".

Ben

Yes, correct. But 99% of the Prius's out there are non-plug-in hybrids

Toyota did finally make a plug in hybrid (most likely to compete with the Volt). http://www.toyota.com/prius-plug-in/

Make up your mind.

 

[duratothemax]

Make up your mind.

The rare (and like I said, they are rare; they've only sold like 40,000 of them world wide) prius plug-in hybrids dont have to be plugged in. You could put 200,000 miles on a prius plug-in hybrids and never plug it in once if you didnt want to.

Im going to bang my head against a wall. Its annoying when someone embraces ignorance about something because they want their preconceived notion of how something works to be "the truth". Like people who brainwash themselves into thinking that the fuel economy display on our trucks is accurate, because they WANT it to be accurate... "so it must be true, my truck IS getting 25mpg".

I get it. We all hate Prius's. But just because you WANT something to be true about them ("they have to be plugged in, and that electricity comes from coal burning polluting power plants OMG!!!!"), so we have some arguement against them....doesnt make it the truth/reality. Sucks, doesnt it?

Ben

 

[duratothemax]

So the argument you are trying to make...you can make it against the Tesla and the Leaf.

But, the argument is invalid against the Tesla...because they are badass and run low 12's bone stock.

So that leaves the Leaf...yeah its required to be plugged in, so it takes energy from polluting power plants...and its gay.

Not all power is coal. What about nuclear? Oh but those things are dangerous too, because RADIATIONNNN and they're all going to blow up...right, I forgot about that.

 

[c20elephant]

The rare (and like I said, they are rare; they've only sold like 40,000 of them world wide) prius plug-in hybrids dont have to be plugged in. You could put 200,000 miles on a prius plug-in hybrids and never plug it in once if you didnt want to.

Im going to bang my head against a wall. Its annoying when someone embraces ignorance about something because they want their preconceived notion of how something works to be "the truth". Like people who brainwash themselves into thinking that the fuel economy display on our trucks is accurate, because they WANT it to be accurate... "so it must be true, my truck IS getting 25mpg".

I get it. We all hate Prius's. But just because you WANT something to be true about them ("they have to be plugged in, and that electricity comes from coal burning polluting power plants OMG!!!!"), so we have some arguement against them....doesnt make it the truth/reality. Sucks, doesnt it?

Ben

It really make no F*****g difference to me at all and I do not hate as some do, ignorant, no, and I'm sure as hell not getting all "brotox" puffy chested over it like you are....

 

[1pieceatatime]

The rare (and like I said, they are rare; they've only sold like 40,000 of them world wide) prius plug-in hybrids dont have to be plugged in. You could put 200,000 miles on a prius plug-in hybrids and never plug it in once if you didnt want to.

Im going to bang my head against a wall. Its annoying when someone embraces ignorance about something because they want their preconceived notion of how something works to be "the truth". Like people who brainwash themselves into thinking that the fuel economy display on our trucks is accurate, because they WANT it to be accurate... "so it must be true, my truck IS getting 25mpg".

I get it. We all hate Prius's. But just because you WANT something to be true about them ("they have to be plugged in, and that electricity comes from coal burning polluting power plants OMG!!!!"), so we have some arguement against them....doesnt make it the truth/reality. Sucks, doesnt it?

Ben

Dude, I have alot of respect for your abilities and your knowledge. But your Napoleon complex leaves a bit to be desired.

You're smarter than us. We get it. Take it easy on us simpletons that don't really care about Prius's until their smug owners are ahead of us doing 15mph under the speed limit.

 

[PACougar]

All I care about is the new coal power plants. Those things are stupidly efficient. I'd like to strap one under the hood and get 100mpg

 

[NC-smokinlmm]

Dude, I have alot of respect for your abilities and your knowledge. But your Napoleon complex leaves a bit to be desired.

You're smarter than us. We get it. Take it easy on us simpletons that don't really care about Prius's until their smug owners are ahead of us doing 15mph under the speed limit.

It's all he has to make himself feel worthwhile...:baby:

Let him keep thinking he is the golden child... Lol...

 

[chevyburnout1]

For any facebook peeps out there I found this group that is starting up to help change our image...

https://www.facebook.com/dieselclean

 

[MACKIN]

They've been giving smoke tickets around here for almost 4 years now, nothing new here

And they do and will around here also. You just need to run into the correct individual like the DMV rolling cops they sample tractor trailers all the time on spot inspections and if they see you Roll Some Coal they'll ticket you!