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Need to remember what Prii do for air quality compared to standard ICE vehicles. Not only do Prii consume less fuel, the aerodynamics mean less...
A "conservative" thinks and acts "least cost, end use" or long-term. A "liberal" thinks and acts "least cost, first use" or short-term. It is...
I currently drive a silver 1991 Toyota 4Runner (166k mi, 25 mpg, mint condition). I test drove a RAV4 Electric and tried to purchase one. Toyota...
Re: Atlantic Tropical Cyclones The annual north Atlantic tropical cyclone season lasts from 1 June to 1 December, the period when tropical...
Flood Plains No rational person builds a home on a railroad track and hopes that a train does not come along. Flood plains are called flood...
Educating Us all Thank you John for educating us all. We learn much from your attention to detail and objective perspectives. I especially...
EPA Measurements The Prius is built to SI standards (modern metric system). Interstate highways are built to SI standards. Despite the Omnibus...
Hybrids & Emissions It is often overlooked, there are more benefits to hybrids than fuel economy. Fed Ex demonstrated diesel hybrids in...
Intelligent Vehicles Remember the first turn signals in Detroit vehicles? They were thinner than a wire coat hanger, frequently hung up with the...
Mass Transit vs. Individual Vehicles Interesting - multiple analyses do not consider "least cost, end use" (long term, big picture). No...
Heat Shield I anticipate receiving my (ordered March 2004) 2005 sometime between October and January and look forward to using a front and rear...
Strategic Ignorance With or without seeing the movie, read Carl Pope's "Strategic Ignorance," - why the Bush Administration is recklessly...
It is real, just pick it up A grand daughter and grandfather are walking along the street. The granddaughter says, "Oh look grandfather, a $20...
Extended Warranty 1. Consumer Reports advises against extended warrantys. Often the warranty is not connected with the dealer or the manufacturer...
I tried to work with Toyota of Selma CA. The first words out of the salespersons mouth was "there is an immediate $3,000 mark-up." I went to...
Great Central Valley of California: Regular = $0.54 per Liter ($2.15 per gallon). Still extremely underpriced by European standards or $1.25 per...
The luddite anti-hybrid folks do not understand their own economics. Rocky Mountain Institute continuously points out that if you want to...
Excellent discussion sponsored by Island Press centered on hybrid vehicles. We need to raise the price of gasoline from $0.50 Liter ($2.00...
I'm a biophysical geographer. It is important to model what I teach - conservation and efficiency. Through modification out home uses less than...
Age: 53 Occupation: Biophysical Geographer Religion: Unitarian Socio-Political: Least-cost, end-use (vs. least-cost, first use). Think...
