... Don, Actually it is correct to discuss the circumference of a belted radial tire. The "loaded Radius" is not a factor in the revolutions/mile of your tire...
I beg to differ.It's a great option for people over 65. I'm 66 and put about 1200 miles a year on my commuting bike. Steve From: Prius-2G@yahoogroups.com...
You've forgotten 4. the ICE can stop spinning when you are in town. (perhaps 0 rpm is one of the optimum range in #3 too.) I agree with you totally that I'd...
Keeping momentum is the most effecient way to travel the distance. Slowing down in order to charge the battery is wasting energy. Recapturing otherwise wasted...
NO, not the Internal Combustion Engine. The stuff you slide around on when you live in the snow belt and it's winter... The other day, it was TERRIBLE out....
My mother was invited by the local Ford dealership to attend a customer focus group in Detroit. During the week Ford pulled out all the PR stops. The group...
Detroit's Lesson in the Ways of Washington By Warren Brown Sunday, November 30, 2008; G02 "Washington is fond of accusing Detroit of being truck-crazy....
Having grown up in middle America, I am acutely aware that most coastal Americans have little or no concept of the culture, environment, geology, topography,...
... That's the principle that American auto makers operate under, and until quite recently, it worked. The auto makers are just beginning to realize that it...
... Good idea. Then they can quit paying retirement to all of those freeloaders who worked for them for so many years. That ought to get them out of debt...
... which ... OK let's just take the Hummer as one example. If no one wanted a vehicle like that, it would have died a rapid death. But it sold like hotcakes,...
... I've driven mine there a few times; it's no different from driving the Prius anywhere else. -- Michelle -- Democrats think the glass is half full....
... I'm with you, Gary. When I bought Detroit vehicles, I could have bought something else, but they made what I wanted. They did not trick me or twist my arm...
A while ago (like 6 or 8 months ago) I signed up through GM's website to volunteer to be a test driver for GM's fuel cell vehicles that they are developing....
... Er, Paul - if marketing/advertising did not serve its function (generate/increase demand), do you think corporations worldwide would continue to spend...
... [ snip ] ... Hey Bill - I never argued that all Detroit should sell is "econo-boxes". Rather, I believe Detroit's problem has been and continues to be a...
Wasn't it PT Barnum that said you will never go broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public? Is GM going to prove him wrong? I have always...
... Mark, you know I agree with you, and even said that there are plenty of people driving trucks that don't need them. But, the point was that they *wanted*...
I've had my salsa red Prius since May 2004 and it's been a joy to drive. Recently, however, it's developed a strange problem and I wonder if anyone else has...
... for a ... had the ... car. It ... in the ... Hey, cool, Dan! Let us know what your impressions are! I had a chance to ride on an airplane next to a guy who...
... I had an uncle who retired from that plant a lot of years ago. I've owned an assortment of GM cars myself--a 1971 Chevrolet Malibu, a 1976 Oldsmobile...
There are far too many people driving too much vehicle(s). And you're correct about many men making up for their "shortcomings" by buying big trucks. However,...
... Now, now... I'm an old fart. And I remember this little gem that Detroit put out with lots of fanfare and lots of advertising. Even named the vehicle after...
... I have a friend who relatively recently came to her senses and replaced her full-sized American pick-up with a Toyota Matrix. On the other hand, she no...
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