Hummers have the potential to make big gains in MPG
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From: aol on 12 Aug 2008 16:27 link here.... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080810/ap_on_bi_ge/tailpipe_power_2
From: Bob & Holly Wilson on 12 Aug 2008 20:16 aol(a)aol.com <geneccc(a)gmail.com> wrote: > link here.... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080810/ap_on_bi_ge/tailpipe_power_2 Uh, hummers are choking up the dealer lots and coming off lease without buyers. So why should anyone care? The sooner hummpers are melted down into scrap steel, the sooner more Prius can be produced. Bob Wilson
From: David Kelly on 12 Aug 2008 21:09 aol(a)aol.com wrote: > link here.... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080810/ap_on_bi_ge/tailpipe_power_2 Oooh! 10% improvement! Whoopie! Lets throw *lots* of government funding at that project! I like this one better: http://www.theonion.com/content/node/83979, submitted it to toyota-prius(a)yahoogroups.com but was rejected by the list censors. No sense of humor.
From: Bob & Holly Wilson on 13 Aug 2008 09:32 Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote: > In article <1ilkq0x.1u00wkyiuhna7N%bwilson4use(a)hotmail.com>, > bwilson4use(a)hotmail.com (Bob & Holly Wilson) wrote: > > > The sooner hummpers are melted down into scrap steel, the sooner more > > Prius can be produced. > > I don't think that a scarcity of steel is hindering Prius production. True, it is the nickel and copper used in the Hummer that needs recycling. <grins> Bob Wilson
From: Was Istoben on 13 Aug 2008 09:59
"Bob & Holly Wilson" <bwilson4use(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1illrd8.1qxsl1axx4qgN%bwilson4use(a)hotmail.com... > Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote: > >> In article <1ilkq0x.1u00wkyiuhna7N%bwilson4use(a)hotmail.com>, >> bwilson4use(a)hotmail.com (Bob & Holly Wilson) wrote: >> >> > The sooner hummpers are melted down into scrap steel, the sooner more >> > Prius can be produced. >> >> I don't think that a scarcity of steel is hindering Prius production. > > True, it is the nickel and copper used in the Hummer that needs > recycling. <grins> > > Bob Wilson Yep. Too bad about the battery shortage. Reduced demand is driving the price of gas down. Gee, who would have guessed? It's like the 70's all over again. Now that this generation has learned it's lesson, we'll have another pinto era and then start advertising big, hollow SUVs again. |