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A good write up; Hybrid Haters - don't read it
Topic Started: Jul 9 2006, 10:52 AM (160 Views)
kenny
HOLY CARP!!!
http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1306
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BeeLady
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Hey, Kenny...I am all for hybrids etc. (I just bought a new fridge even though the old one worked but to save on energy consumption. :smile: )


But I have found one negative feature of Hybrids that I, as a mother have had concern of late.

Several times my kids and I have nearly been hit by one in parking lots. Seems that when cruising at that speed, they run on battery and are silent! More than once we have had a startle to find a car right behind or beside us! :unsure:
"My wheel shall sing responsive to my tread,
And I will spin so fine, so strong a thread
Fate shall not cut it, nor Time's forces break"
"Distaff and Spindle: Sonnets by Mary Ashley Townsend" 1895
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kenny
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Beelady
That's on the Prius.

The Honda Hybrid's engine runs whenever the car moves.
Different system.

Yell at Nina.
She has one of of the evil Prii. :P
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CrashTest
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Beelady, I have the opposite thing happen with my Hummer.

People stop 10 feet away and stare and point, little kids tug on their mother's shoulder to get a look.

They see it comin'.
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Jolly
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Geaux Tigers!
What is the most fuel efficient vehicle?

One of the best candidates I've seen put forth was a 60's era Land Rover.


Piqued your curiosity, have I?
The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.- George Soros
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The 89th Key
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Or the bike.
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