Letter: Prius, Hummer or Chevy?

[resident]

When satellites can pick this up, you know it's trouble:

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/New...

[really]

interesting wrote:

"I've been told that some cities in China make the L.A. sky look clean."
Which cities?

Haile Gebrselassie, a long distance runner from Ethiopia has decided to skip the Olympic maraton race because of the high levels of polution covering Beijing. He is a world record marathon runner and probably the best long distance runner ever.

[New Prius Owner]

If you want to understand the major uses of Nickel in relation to the U.S. read the following Nickel commodity summary from USGS.
http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commod...
Demand of Nickel for batteries only represents 5% of demand, not to mention that the majority of these rechargeable batteries are in small hand held devices- and typically are not recycled. The major use of Nickel is for stainless steel and other alloys representing about 60% of U.S. Nickel consumption.

[oil hungry american]

A Hummer is waaaaay cooler looking than a prius, and for all you prius owners, you are GeeKs and NerDs!!! While you guys are "saving the world" (posting your comments on this site (which, I can see is really, really popular umong prius owners and lovers and faggots (and actually making a differece globally) I am out there making the money!!! When a barrel of oil goes over $200 in the US, it'll be awesome! When my hummer gets me chicks, its awesome!!! When the price of corn goes up (consequently making the cost of beef, chicken, and virtually everything that feeds on corn or uses corn syrup (Coke, Heinz ketchup, gum, candy, Fig newtons etc.) goes up, awesome!!! It means we can go out and make more ethonal plants, make your own world smaller, and make mine bigger!!! AWeSomE!!! My Hummer.....It wont last 300k miles, but i wont keep it for more than 3 yrs and i don't care, I am an American, and I am entitled to it!!! America has been around for at least 200 years and we are the superpower!!! RoCK oN!!!! We can SurvIve aNything!!! Look at thos bums in AfganIstan!!!! We Only staY in Iraq for Oil, you say. Then Jump on board. Invest in oil and corn, make your money, and be a bigger power to do something.....oh but, when you do that, your own greed will come into play. You'll like the money more and guess what, your ideals will fall by the wayside. Let's face it, you bought the prius because your a cheap bastard that doesn't want to pay at the pump.....everything else is secondary. If the Prius battery cost was $1000,$2000, or even $30o0 dollars a year to maintain, you would not be so green and wouldn't have bought one. Soooooo, money is your driving factor, soooooo, if you were making a million a year on an oil well in Iraq, why would YoU do anything differently?!? I know, I know, human lives, the environment, actually caring about our kids future... But... I was left in a dumpster when I was 3 mos. old, I was found and brought to an orphanage. At age 3 I was raped by a 12 year old. He became my sarrogate father. He used to make me play a game called "Howdy Dudy". He used to make me act like a puppet and get drunk with him on rubbing alcohol. He used to make me sniff vinagear while I sucked on a bannana. Anyway, My kids love their PS3, Xbox 360, the Wii, and I love my Hummer, the wife loves Lois votton, CoAcH, and fine wines,
Who cAreS about mE?!?!?! Only Me!!!! So when you talk about your green crap remember this, You don't know me, you don't care about me, and all you really care about is yourself. Guess what, I don't care about you either, or your kids, or anything else but myself...(I only know one person who cares about me and that's me.) Imagine I offer you a job making a million a year to mine nickel or oil, would you? How about 2 million?!?! You'd have your price... Why? Cause you and me we're the same you and me... JuSt you don't have the money. So go ahead and keep chirping at the other Prius owners while I actually make a difference in this world making my wells, making my money, and buying my stuff!!!!!!!!!! You're worthless, cause you haven't changed anything but your typing. Have you actually done anything to make oil or corn not our top consumption? Or are you wasting your time here? I am a consumer, you are a consumer, you have a brain, that brain thinks your body is free. You are only free as long as you are kept in check. Marshall law keeps everyone in check. You are all but consumers to me. Try to make a difference and see. I'll sell you product, you'll buy said product, or you'll fall by the wayside(socially (popularity) economically (job) or emotionally (love). yOU bought the prius cause of money, admit it you poor sack!!!!!!!

---(Ironic Satire)

[Heather]

Back to the original story...

I fully expect my Prius to last at least 200K miles. It's a Toyota. I've owned 7 Toyotas in my life and never taken a single one in for repairs - only maintenance.

The Ford that my husband drove got about 40K miles before developing problems. The Dodge needed a new transmission at 68K.

If I had to bet on a vehicle lasting 300K miles, it wouldn't be an American one.

[The Eagle]

When a story is written with such a slant like this one, it makes you wonder if there's an agenda at hand. It sure appears to be influenced by people who are against alternative fuels...what a shame.

[The Eagle]

Maflagulator wrote:

To defend our Country for our Constitutional FREEDOM is one matter....The real reason an electric vehicle isn't so popular to the corporate eye:[i]you cannot monopolize the energy infrastructure when they are sipping energy overnight plugged into a wall outlet of someone's home.[/i]

I agree with "Maflagulator" (what kind of name is that anyway??). It is a NATIONAL SECURITY RISK to continue to pursue oil interests abroad. Why isn't our government working hard to find ways to NOT be dependent on oil? Because there's too much profit at stake!

[HTF]

PRIUS forever & ever !!

[MooseCellini]

Doing some quick math, the Prius will use 27,000 fewer gallons of gas than the Hummer in a 250,000 mile life span. It will cost an additional $108,000 more to fuel the Hummer over a Prius. The enviromnental savings and fuel cost savings probably outweigh the mining concern.