Comments on: Plug-in Prius Hybrid Stands Up to Curvy Vermont Roads, Tops 100 MPG http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/28/plug-in-prius-hybrid-stands-up-to-curvy-vermont-roads-tops-100-mpg/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Fri, 25 May 2012 22:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Carter http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/28/plug-in-prius-hybrid-stands-up-to-curvy-vermont-roads-tops-100-mpg/#comment-5753 Carter Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:20:48 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2009#comment-5753 Neither is the garage - we should start considering solar as a necessary infrastructure cost, just like we do standard electrical wiring. I do see your point, but those are relatively small fixed costs. It would sure be cheaper for society than the cost of our Iraqi occupation fiasco (remember how we were all told the war would "pay for itself with oil revenues"?). Ultimately, the sun's energy is free, and as it isn't going away any time soon, and there's plenty to go around, we should start utilizing it whenever and whereever possible. Neither is the garage – we should start considering solar as a necessary infrastructure cost, just like we do standard electrical wiring.

I do see your point, but those are relatively small fixed costs. It would sure be cheaper for society than the cost of our Iraqi occupation fiasco (remember how we were all told the war would “pay for itself with oil revenues”?).

Ultimately, the sun’s energy is free, and as it isn’t going away any time soon, and there’s plenty to go around, we should start utilizing it whenever and whereever possible.

]]> By: Carter http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/28/plug-in-prius-hybrid-stands-up-to-curvy-vermont-roads-tops-100-mpg/#comment-22068 Carter Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:20:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2009#comment-22068 Neither is the garage - we should start considering solar as a necessary infrastructure cost, just like we do standard electrical wiring. I do see your point, but those are relatively small fixed costs. It would sure be cheaper for society than the cost of our Iraqi occupation fiasco (remember how we were all told the war would "pay for itself with oil revenues"?). Ultimately, the sun's energy is free, and as it isn't going away any time soon, and there's plenty to go around, we should start utilizing it whenever and whereever possible. Neither is the garage – we should start considering solar as a necessary infrastructure cost, just like we do standard electrical wiring.

I do see your point, but those are relatively small fixed costs. It would sure be cheaper for society than the cost of our Iraqi occupation fiasco (remember how we were all told the war would “pay for itself with oil revenues”?).

Ultimately, the sun’s energy is free, and as it isn’t going away any time soon, and there’s plenty to go around, we should start utilizing it whenever and whereever possible.

]]> By: Carter http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/28/plug-in-prius-hybrid-stands-up-to-curvy-vermont-roads-tops-100-mpg/#comment-22069 Carter Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:20:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2009#comment-22069 Neither is the garage - we should start considering solar as a necessary infrastructure cost, just like we do standard electrical wiring. I do see your point, but those are relatively small fixed costs. It would sure be cheaper for society than the cost of our Iraqi occupation fiasco (remember how we were all told the war would "pay for itself with oil revenues"?). Ultimately, the sun's energy is free, and as it isn't going away any time soon, and there's plenty to go around, we should start utilizing it whenever and whereever possible. Neither is the garage – we should start considering solar as a necessary infrastructure cost, just like we do standard electrical wiring.

I do see your point, but those are relatively small fixed costs. It would sure be cheaper for society than the cost of our Iraqi occupation fiasco (remember how we were all told the war would “pay for itself with oil revenues”?).

Ultimately, the sun’s energy is free, and as it isn’t going away any time soon, and there’s plenty to go around, we should start utilizing it whenever and whereever possible.

]]> By: Bob http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/28/plug-in-prius-hybrid-stands-up-to-curvy-vermont-roads-tops-100-mpg/#comment-5752 Bob Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:51:11 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2009#comment-5752 Carter, Just a point that solar panels, wiring, energy storage, etc. is not free. Good, but not free. Carter, Just a point that solar panels, wiring, energy storage, etc. is not free. Good, but not free.

]]> By: Bob http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/28/plug-in-prius-hybrid-stands-up-to-curvy-vermont-roads-tops-100-mpg/#comment-22067 Bob Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:51:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2009#comment-22067 Carter, Just a point that solar panels, wiring, energy storage, etc. is not free. Good, but not free. Carter, Just a point that solar panels, wiring, energy storage, etc. is not free. Good, but not free.

]]> By: Carter http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/28/plug-in-prius-hybrid-stands-up-to-curvy-vermont-roads-tops-100-mpg/#comment-5751 Carter Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:19:18 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2009#comment-5751 Before Toyota shelved their plug-in RAV4, I read a great article about a fella who just plopped some solar PV panels on his garage and voila, was driving for free. For urban folks, who often are wasting the most fuel due to gridlock, who often don't need to drive very far, why couldn't this be the model of the future? Before Toyota shelved their plug-in RAV4, I read a great article about a fella who just plopped some solar PV panels on his garage and voila, was driving for free.

For urban folks, who often are wasting the most fuel due to gridlock, who often don’t need to drive very far, why couldn’t this be the model of the future?

]]> By: Carter http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/28/plug-in-prius-hybrid-stands-up-to-curvy-vermont-roads-tops-100-mpg/#comment-22066 Carter Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:19:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2009#comment-22066 Before Toyota shelved their plug-in RAV4, I read a great article about a fella who just plopped some solar PV panels on his garage and voila, was driving for free. For urban folks, who often are wasting the most fuel due to gridlock, who often don't need to drive very far, why couldn't this be the model of the future? Before Toyota shelved their plug-in RAV4, I read a great article about a fella who just plopped some solar PV panels on his garage and voila, was driving for free.

For urban folks, who often are wasting the most fuel due to gridlock, who often don’t need to drive very far, why couldn’t this be the model of the future?

]]> By: Mdan http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/28/plug-in-prius-hybrid-stands-up-to-curvy-vermont-roads-tops-100-mpg/#comment-5750 Mdan Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:04:43 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2009#comment-5750 If only GM hadn't killed an obviously successful product. Oh, except it wasn't and there is no business motivation as to why an automaker would spend substantial money on a product line just to deliberately want it to fail. If only GM hadn’t killed an obviously successful product. Oh, except it wasn’t and there is no business motivation as to why an automaker would spend substantial money on a product line just to deliberately want it to fail.

]]> By: Mdan http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/28/plug-in-prius-hybrid-stands-up-to-curvy-vermont-roads-tops-100-mpg/#comment-22064 Mdan Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:04:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2009#comment-22064 If only GM hadn't killed an obviously successful product. Oh, except it wasn't and there is no business motivation as to why an automaker would spend substantial money on a product line just to deliberately want it to fail. If only GM hadn’t killed an obviously successful product. Oh, except it wasn’t and there is no business motivation as to why an automaker would spend substantial money on a product line just to deliberately want it to fail.

]]> By: Mdan http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/28/plug-in-prius-hybrid-stands-up-to-curvy-vermont-roads-tops-100-mpg/#comment-22065 Mdan Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:04:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2009#comment-22065 If only GM hadn't killed an obviously successful product. Oh, except it wasn't and there is no business motivation as to why an automaker would spend substantial money on a product line just to deliberately want it to fail. If only GM hadn’t killed an obviously successful product. Oh, except it wasn’t and there is no business motivation as to why an automaker would spend substantial money on a product line just to deliberately want it to fail.

]]> By: Heather http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/28/plug-in-prius-hybrid-stands-up-to-curvy-vermont-roads-tops-100-mpg/#comment-5749 Heather Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:41:07 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2009#comment-5749 We could be so much farther ahead if GM hadn't halted their electric car... We could be so much farther ahead if GM hadn’t halted their electric car…

]]> By: Heather http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/28/plug-in-prius-hybrid-stands-up-to-curvy-vermont-roads-tops-100-mpg/#comment-22063 Heather Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:41:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2009#comment-22063 We could be so much farther ahead if GM hadn't halted their electric car... We could be so much farther ahead if GM hadn’t halted their electric car…

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