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AwakeAtLast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 04:29 PM Original message |
Anderson firm unveils 100-mpg hybrid |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
1. there's no picture :( a mini van that gets 100 mpg would be great!! |
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AwakeAtLast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 05:25 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. There is in this link |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 05:39 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. thanks!! looks nice. just needs windows. lol |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
2. That's not hard to do. Building an [i]affordable[/i] 100MPG hybrid is the challenge. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 06:11 PM Response to Reply #2 |
22. The other problem is not turning into a pile of dust.. |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 08:00 PM Response to Reply #22 |
31. How often have you been in 55 mph head on collisions? |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:40 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. 30 mph....even better |
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orwell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
3. Cool... |
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TexasEditor (286 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
4. Link to company site with photos... |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 04:58 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. The site says that it's a plug-in hybrid. |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 10:48 PM Response to Reply #6 |
38. First 30mpg are from plugging it in, but the other 70mpg are all Prius-like hybrid. With a van! (nt) |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 10:36 AM Response to Reply #38 |
40. If that's the case then it's kind of dishonest for them to claim 100mpg. |
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Prisoner_Number_Six (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
5. Only one way I'll ever trust this company. |
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RedCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
7. In your face dumb ass major auto makers, in your face! |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
8. This is an industry that deserves jobs help---as in we help them create jobs. |
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ddss75 (57 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
9. Here is the link |
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tkmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 05:28 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. There is a lot of excess capacity available at night |
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ddss75 (57 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 05:39 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. it will |
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tkmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:41 PM Response to Reply #18 |
35. I see |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 10:51 PM Response to Reply #18 |
39. Thanks, ddss75. I remember being some funding for an Al Gore power grid upgrade in the stimulus. |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 06:21 PM Response to Reply #9 |
25. If we plug in at night, when electric demand is lowest, what's going to burn down again? |
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CAcyclist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 06:37 PM Response to Reply #9 |
26. Hardly. |
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floridablue (996 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
10. Fantastic Engineering, but damn that car is ugly |
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ddss75 (57 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 05:20 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. so were the original hondas |
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AwakeAtLast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 05:27 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. I think they are going after small truck business |
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AwakeAtLast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 05:32 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. After perusing the website link they state they are "fleet focused". |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
14. Looks roomy! |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
17. It's a fleet vehicle with a VERY good idea |
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Tyler Generation (344 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
20. Well, it's as cool as it is ugly |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 06:20 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Looks like a beached whale. |
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pleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
21. It looks nice, but how much does it cost? |
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droidamus2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 06:17 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Pricing |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 07:11 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. If you have to ask...... |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
27. 100 mpg and no private investor will touch it? Hmmm... nt |
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pepperbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
28. OK, "Bright Idea" is too precious! n/t |
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Mopar151 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
30. If the vans are good, and hold up in service |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
32. How is a PLUG-IN supposed to help anything? |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 01:23 PM Response to Reply #32 |
41. Diversifying the sources is the first step. |
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Angleae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
33. How many mpg does it get without calculating in the 30 mile electric range? |
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AwakeAtLast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. They are trying to attract the fleet market |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
36. Newsflash: The laws of thermodynamics are repealed |
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