Comments on: Toyota adds hybrid battery plant

By: Ford Escape HYBRID - Wah Ha Boo Hoo

Ford Escape HYBRID - Wah Ha Boo Hoo — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:20:04 +0000

Prius_Au – there are other hybrids on the market. Take the blinkers off. Try GM and Fords US website. Yep they might not make the mark as the prius & civic does but they are hybrids.

By: Joober

Joober — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:47:53 +0000

TP, my agreement with flying, is that If you plan to invest and develop into future technology, make sure you have a solution for the fallout that comes with it.

Thankfully, Supporter/Dingo has answered it.

By: TP

TP — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:13:18 +0000

Agree with comments apart from the first two… some people are short sighted, hybrids are a steppig stone towards better technology, you cannot just jump straight into the perfect environmentally friendlu vehicle. Its funny though because the same people who attack hybrids tell us that Diesels are great… now that is a dead end.

By: Prius_au

Prius_au — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:51:10 +0000

Granted, hybrid technology is far from ideal — it has a long way to go, but you have to start from somewhere, and Toyota has given it a decent crack. The reality is that Toyota is the only company so far who have been able to successfully commercialise a hybrid car — the Prius — and to sell in excess of 1 million of them worldwide. There are other hybrids out there, but they have not enjoyed the same sales volumes as the Prius.

Toyota already recycles the hybrid batteries — they pay a bounty for each battery recycles, so there is a financial incentive to do so.

By: Supporter Of Toyota Motorsport

Supporter Of Toyota Motorsport — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:23:14 +0000

Higher Flyer – Toyota Motor Corporation already has a battery recycling regime in place and recycles as many components as it can. All Toyota related dealerships around the world are encouraged to participate.

By: joober

joober — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:20:42 +0000

Agree, otherwise its going to be a nuclear/nuclear waste the so call 100% pollutant free energy.

Don’t worry if its a farce the environmental groups will get them.

By: Flying High

Flying High — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:13:41 +0000

presumably they will also be building a plant that recycles 100% of the battery. Because this whole ‘enviro’ movement is not just another money making scam. is it…? I wont be holding my breath for the battery recycling part of things.