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Originally Posted by ben parrish
Prisu's are a scam and sham. The "carbon footprint" of these things is misleading. Gas mileage is not that great considering it is a tuna can. Remember when it came out..reported to be getting 61mpg...now rated at 43mpg. Mind you that is still great, but I bet that those with them do not see that mileage.
The battery material has to be mined in N. America, shipped to Europe for processing, shipped to Asia for assembly and then shipped back to N. America. And then, what happens to the batteries when they need replacing in a few years?????
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This post is chock full of distortions and is highly misleading.
I advise anyone interested to do some research -- you will find most claims above have been debunked.
re batteries - they last quite a while and can be easily recycled - there was an article on this just this month but I don't recall where - could have been Cons. Reports or NYT
Looks are subjective. I like the way it looks -- resembles a small hi-tech bullet trian or transit vehicle.
Unfortunately, Toyota has delayed its 2nd generation Prius.
I don't drive enuff to make it worthwhile, but if I were in the market for a high mileage car, I'd probably get a TDI and run it on biodiesel. Here, we can get true post-fastfoodplace biodiesel for a very reasonable price.