Hybrid vehicles - Page 1

Any one drive one? How about a review? I'm thinking of buying a new car. 

before you go out and purchase an electric car, do lots of research.
batteries don't last very long and cost about as much as the new car to replace.
when batteries go out, the car must be hauled to the dealership as it completely stops and there's no way to start it up again.

obama promised to war on coal, and a necessity to raise electricity cost. with electrical plants being shut down but the EPA, the cost of recharging batteries (and cooling our homes) is fixin' to skyrocket.

new on the market are natural gas cars and trucks, there's a push to get LNG stations located in all major cities and along interstates. this is an extremely clean burning fuel and an engine can last 2x or 3x as long without the crud buildup.

we have a flexfuel suburban, but have never purchased methanol because the GPM/fuel cost makes it more expensive to use. plus it takes over 10 acres of corn to produce on gallon. rising food prices has been one of the main catylists for the strife in the middle east and starvation in africa. the $$ cannot buy as much.

LNG, double ackkkk.


We, and I do mean me, helped stopped LNG terminal in L I Sound. Yeah for me.

The cab company that runs our train crews around uses Toyota Prius Hybrids (gas/electric). Great for running around town very economical fuel wise, but on the highway the cars run soley on gas and get about the same milage as other compacts. The technology is still expensive, but I'm sure that will change in the coming years. I would do some research and crunch the numbers to figure out if the hybrid is going to save you money in the long run.

http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/state/witness-martin-attacked-zimmerman-03232012

Philip Card of Utica, N.Y., says a Toyota dealer wanted to charge him $3,900 to replace the battery on his 2001 Prius, which had 350,000 miles on it when he bought it used on eBay this year for $4,357. Card knew the battery might be running on empty when he bought the car, but the retired engineer hoped to convert the car into a plug-in hybrid that could get 100 mpg. Before he had a chance, though, his Prius had a brownout. "It lost power drastically," he says. "It still moves around, but with no pep at all." He's decided to park the Prius rather than replace the battery. He's going to scavenge parts from it to fix up two other Priuses he owns. What's his advice for other used Prius buyers? "If they're going to take it to a Toyota dealer for service," he says, "they better have deep pockets."

My reply to that is how much would it cost to replace an engine? Not to many vehicles make it to 350,000 miles on the original motor.

 Most articles I've read about the Prius seem to contridict what you are saying. Don't own one and don't really care, but it seems like you have an issue with Hybrid cars and are using half fast sources for your information.

Bee, why buy a hybrid car?

I would think you would be more inclined to purchase a lawn tractor, or snowmobile you can use for beer runs. LOL

Well, I hate being cold for ONE thing. And the last time I rode the lawn tractor I was 9+ months pregnant. Thought it would help things along....




And the lights on the caddy (2005) are all blinking at me. It wants some serious service, I got a few extra pennies these days, so I thought maybe I'd do a trade-in and get a new car. Only thing is, I like the pep and the luxury, but I would like to improve on the mileage. Help save the planet, stuff like that.

Now this is what I call a trade-in!



2013 Cadillac XTS (Which sounds like a truck model) is due to arrive around winter time. The 2013 Cadillac XTS, XTS Hybrid and 2013 Cadillac XTS-V are supposedly going to share the Buick LaCrosse platform and take over for the sweet STS (RIP) and DTS (RIP). 

What’s this 2013 Cadillac XTS packing?

My guess for the power train for the 2013 Cadillac XTS will maybe start with the Camero’s 6 cylinder engine and also a Cadillac Hybrid version mated to the 3.6 liter to make it more like a GS 350h. With that in mind we could see a torque monster V8 which would be awesome if you could make a RWD and AWD version.