Comments on: 2008 Toyota Prius i-Tech Hybrid Review

By: msa

msa — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:05:08 +0000

Some of you people need a history lesson.
GM produced a viable electric only vehicle in 1996 (called the EV1) – The japs were watching and didn’t want to be left out – so they started looking into EV’s (long story short: the jap designs evolved into the hybrids they still produce today)
In the meantime GM and the ‘powers’ that be (read: other car manufacturers) got together and effectively killed off the electric car programme.
For background info, search ‘GM EV1′ or lookup a doco called “Who Killed the Electric Car”
You’ll come away from it considerably more enlightened.
“What could be”, and “what actually is” are two very, very different things.

By: JHP

JHP — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 13:48:11 +0000

doesn’t really matter, since you’ll be spending tones of money to fix those french made piece of trash

By: Vadim

Vadim — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:39:33 +0000

You guys are missing the point,

Its the future.

Fossil fuel and paying the OPEC countries is now in the past.

This is the a stepping stone to the future.

TDI are the past. Face reality.

I sell motorbikes and have a shop and I still think Petrol in any for is the past.

You can put a solar panel on your house. And charge your future Prius for FREE. Can you do that with Diesel?

I think not.

Like I sad you missed the Point with the Prius.

By: bundy

bundy — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:45:23 +0000

A 1.6 hdi CITOREN NEW OVER 1000 KL driving up the east coast. RETURNED 4.4 LITRES PER 100 MEAUSERD FROM BOWSER TOP UP
COST 28K Looked at the Prius but the citroen sx 5 star rated was the go for me

By: Shak

Shak — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:54:36 +0000

oh yeah 4got 2 mention the i30 diesel thanks Robin Graves.

By: Shak

Shak — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:36:49 +0000

This motor company builds vehicles that are the pinnacle of bland and then sells them to the motoring public as sporty reliable(i’ll give them that)and fun to drive. But this is probably the car that has gripped the world as the saviour to our warming problem. in my opinion cars such as the 2 and the diesel pasaat/ jetta have the fun and economy not this hyped up blandmobile from japans blandest carmaker. A spot of Honda anyone ?

By: Devil's Advocate

Devil's Advocate — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:38:54 +0000

Not quite Robin Graves. The batteries for the Prius are closer to $4k. Apparently only 2 so far in Australia have been replace. One of them was a Taxi in Cairns that had clocked over about 500,000km. However I am not a fan of the Prius. Over the whole of life it is more polluting than a good oil burner or efficient petrol. As mentioned earlier, it is only a stop gap. Go Hydrogen and the like! If Hydrogen does get a leg up there will be a lot of upset people as it will mean Mazda will start producing rotary engines in greater numbers! That is right, the rotary is far superior as a hydrogen power plant than a conventional piston engine.

By: Robin Graves

Robin Graves — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 10:02:54 +0000

I’ve heard the batteries are about $10k, I’d love to cop that bill after forking out so much more for a small hatch. I wouldnt want to be in one in an accident either, imagine if the batteries got shorted out. Also if you needed to be cut free by the jaws of life, I bet they’d be nervous about cutting thru things incase its cutting thru the curret carrying wires. Give me an i30 diesel any day.

By: Realcars

Realcars — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:38:31 +0000

Doctor, IMO u would have to have rocks in your head to pay 46k for one of these new.

On the other hand if u picked one up for 23k less than 2 years old with 30k on the odo and had a long commute to work everyday then at 4.4l/100klms would be a good proposition I suppose.

By: JEKYL & HYDE

JEKYL & HYDE — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 06:59:44 +0000

realcars and dlr1,

put both cars in their right boxes guys.omega (govt price)say 26k,some woeful ones are 15k now w/sale.prius $???(i’m thinking high twenty/early thirty’s) to govt,now passing in at $18k.has anyone ever replaced the batteries on one?i’d be real interested to see what they cost,and how long they last?