Putting green cars to the test

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by jkash, Jul 30, 2004.

  1. jkash

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    Putting green cars to the test

    Vehicle emissions are one of the major contributors to global warming, but truly environmentally friendly cars remain scarce. Just how good are those green vehicles currently available?

    A close second in the carbon emission stakes, the Toyota Prius is a family car, and felt more futuristic in design.

    Although it handles like a traditional automatic, the petrol engine shuts down when you come to a halt. Remaining confident it hasn't stalled takes some getting used to.

    Toyota admits some owners of these cars have reported this as a fault! Then, when you get rolling again, at low speeds the car is powered purely by the electric motor.

    Read entire article by clicking this link.

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    daniel Cat Lovers Against the Bomb

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    What an odd comment! I knew about this when I bought mine, and it didn't take any getting used to. At first it seemed like a really nifty idea. Then it just seemed normal. Now driving a car that didn't shut down at stoplights would take some getting used to!
     
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    Daniel,

    I couldn't agree more. When I am in another car now and we stop at a light, it seems so wasteful to have the car continue to run.

    A side note, taxi drivers in Bombay, India, shut their cars off at every traffic light. I guess they don't want to waste the gas, but it must be murder on their starters.

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    after looking at that supposed 4 seat electric car, i could only shake my head and wonder who in their right mind would buy such a thing...
     
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