Comments on: In Push to Small Global Hybrids, Toyota Will Build Yaris Hybrid

By: zelgrim

zelgrim — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:33:23 +0000

clean energy efficient affordable vehicle. http://zelgrim.ru

By: sri

sri — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:16:56 +0000

Well, JamesDavis, I do browse other sites and what you are describing may fall in to the category of BEV, EREV or plug-in hybrid but I haven't seen them being called simply hybrids anywhere.

Now, there are certain kind of cars that were being called hybrid for more than a decade now. If you want a new classification, you should probably start with finding a new name for them and I have a feeling "crappy" is not going to be widely accepted.

We can all dream about EVs and it may even be technically possible now. But if everybody said nothing better is acceptable till we get a dream EV at $20000, then we all will be driving mustangs and cameros till end of oil.

By: ha

ha — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:09:40 +0000

jamesdavis has a point. i’m an avid supporter of hybrid technology, but the limitations the majority of production hybrids have right now, don’t really make up for extra $$ on the price tag.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:31:31 +0000

About diesel, don't forget that it emits approx 12% more CO2 per gallon, has huge NOx and particles emissions.

I live in Europe.

I replaced my diesel car by a Prius, and I cut my CO2 by 30% (calculated on real consumption figures)

By: usbseawolf2000

usbseawolf2000 — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:06:13 +0000

Europe’s gallon (look up Imperal gallon) is bigger than the US gallon. Their fuel economy test is unrealistic, boosting MPG. Europe has two emission standards for gas and Diesel. We have one standard and no exception rule for Diesel.

By: Akek

Akek — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:12:24 +0000

A Yaris that gets 60-70mpg already exists. It’s in Europe…and it’s a diesel. Why can’t we get any good cars here in the States?

By: Shines

Shines — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:55:44 +0000

Anonymous – don’t bash JamesDavis – debate him. calling each other stupid does not generate meaningful debate…
JamesDavis while I can understand your desire to see the perfect hybrid – it doesn’t yet exist. 95% of all car buyers buy conventional vehicles because of cost and reliability. The final 5% that buy hybrids know that they are helping the environment and saving fuel over the long run.
A hybrid vehicles would be ANY vehicle that uses an electric (or non-ICE) motor to move the car forward. Your statement: “If a hybrid does not have equal efficiency, then it is not a hybrid.” is simply not true. where did you get that definition – just your personal opinion?
There is no rule that says the electric motor must do more work than the gas engine.
As far as your mustang getting 34 mpg – maybe on the highway following a semi. I know you’re not getting over 25 mpg in city stop and go traffic.
As far as American car companies competing with foreign automakers and we not looking outside this site- why don’t you put a link to a site that is displaying some other hybrids than this site? What foreign vehicle or country are you talking about with this statement: “other countries are giving their citizens…a clean energy efficient affordable vehicle.”
Otherwize quit making false statements about non existent sites or vehicles.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:21:52 +0000

Please … where is the JamesDavis filter ??? Can’t take his stupidity anymore.

By: usbseawolf2000

usbseawolf2000 — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:07:43 +0000

If you get 34 MPG with Mustang, you will get 75 MPG with Prius.

When you are crawling in a traffic jam, the ability to crawl through it with battery power charged by braking into the jam is sweet. Low speed driving is great for electric with a lot of torque. On the highway, using the gas engine makes more sense due to higher energy content of gasoline.

By: JamesDavis

JamesDavis — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:15:33 +0000

For you people who complain about me complaining about these pathetic crappy cars who the manufacturer claim is a hybrid...is this the only web page you read? A true hybrid is part electric and part fossil fuel. The electric part should give you as much or more than the fossil fuel part does so you will not be adding to the environmental pollution but deleting from it. The Lexus claims to be a hybrid, yet the electric part can only take you one mile at 25 MPH. Now what is the point of having an expensive piece of junk like that on your car? It is worthless and its only purpose is to inflate the price of the vehicle and make you think that you have something that you do not have. If a hybrid does not have equal efficiency, then it is not a hybrid. If Telsa Motors in California would start building hybrids, you would get a max of 350 MPC on the electric part and less MPG on the fossil fuel part. That is supposed to be the purpose of a true hybrid, to give you further on the electric part so you will not have to use as much or more fossil fuel. Read some of these other web pages on hybrids and electric cars that other countries are already achieving and you will ask yourself, "Why can't American auto makers do this?" And you will probably start complaining about these crappy pieces of junk that the American auto makers are trying to shove down our throats just like I am.

Only a fool would pay $40,000.00 for a hybrid that is more fossil fuel than electric. What is the purpose of adding an electric motor to a car that is worthless and cannot even get you past your neighbors drive way?

Wake up people and stop believing what these lying American auto makers are saying...check out what other countries are doing and then tell these lying American auto makers to give us what other countries are giving their citizens...a clean energy efficient affordable vehicle.