Comments on: a prius? – no thanks I’ll stick to the crx http://www.raif.com/2008/07/15/a-prius-no-thanks-ill-stick-to-the-crx/ raif's random rants... Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:05:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.raif.com/2008/07/15/a-prius-no-thanks-ill-stick-to-the-crx/comment-page-1/#comment-21 admin Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:16:52 +0000 http://www.raif.com/?p=35#comment-21 Quincy, You've got a good point. However, my focus was on the gas efficiency of the vehicles and that 60 mpg is really not earth shattering. I'll be a lot more impressed when the plug-in hybrids hit the mainstream at 150 mpg. Thanks for the note. -raif Quincy,

You’ve got a good point. However, my focus was on the gas efficiency of the vehicles and that 60 mpg is really not earth shattering. I’ll be a lot more impressed when the plug-in hybrids hit the mainstream at 150 mpg.

Thanks for the note.
-raif

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]]> By: Quincy http://www.raif.com/2008/07/15/a-prius-no-thanks-ill-stick-to-the-crx/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Quincy Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:45:49 +0000 http://www.raif.com/?p=35#comment-14 That's all fine and dandy, except... The CRX or the CV2 don't have things like antilock brakes, side-curtain airbags, crumple zones, electronic stability control. THE PRIUS DOES. If I have a family and safety is a concern, the Prius IS a much better choice. Your info on the battery is wrong, by the way. In the states with California-standard emissions regulations, the Prius battery warranty is for 10 years / 150,000-miles. There are plenty of Priuses being used as taxi cabs in Vancouver and other cities that have gone more than 200,000 miles, and NONE OF THEM had battery failures. That’s all fine and dandy, except…

The CRX or the CV2 don’t have things like antilock brakes, side-curtain airbags, crumple zones, electronic stability control. THE PRIUS DOES. If I have a family and safety is a concern, the Prius IS a much better choice.

Your info on the battery is wrong, by the way. In the states with California-standard emissions regulations, the Prius battery warranty is for 10 years / 150,000-miles. There are plenty of Priuses being used as taxi cabs in Vancouver and other cities that have gone more than 200,000 miles, and NONE OF THEM had battery failures.

]]> By: Emin http://www.raif.com/2008/07/15/a-prius-no-thanks-ill-stick-to-the-crx/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Emin Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:48:15 +0000 http://www.raif.com/?p=35#comment-13 Nice data! But there must be an accounting trick somewhere... I'm pulling this outta my ass but maybe new vehicles are more recyclable or that they have a lot more HP (whether we need is another matter) or a lot less CO2 emissions which means more weight therefore less efficient etc. I've read that during the development of Prius a Corolla burned 13 km/l, the goal for Prius was initially 20 km/l, eventually 2nd generation Prius got 23 km/l. *** Typo in the 2nd paragraph! Nice data! But there must be an accounting trick somewhere…

I’m pulling this outta my ass but maybe new vehicles are more recyclable or that they have a lot more HP (whether we need is another matter) or a lot less CO2 emissions which means more weight therefore less efficient etc.

I’ve read that during the development of Prius a Corolla burned 13 km/l, the goal for Prius was initially 20 km/l, eventually 2nd generation Prius got 23 km/l.

*** Typo in the 2nd paragraph!

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