Is This the Most Conflicted Prius Owner in America?

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Ditbqdka of OK @ Jul 14, 2009 08:24:09 AM

Conserving energy

Getting rid of the SUV monsters and going to fuel efficient or non-fuel transportation, i.e. electric, solar, etc.is a good thing. We should have done this years ago and been leaders, not followers.

Conservative drilling/use of our natural resources is also a good thing. relying on foreign whims is a bad thing.

We also should be building fluorescent bulb factories in the US, since the only source now is China. Why should they have a monopoly on them?

Vern Peterson of NJ @ Feb 11, 2009 09:18:28 AM

i drive a prius in fact my family has four of them because my dad loves doing his part to save the environment and loves the great gas milage. This being stated we are all very conservative so i understand where this person is coming from. Priuses have the bad connotation of being very liberal. I have been in constant search for a bumper sticker that says my car is a liberal not me"

Catherine Barry of LA @ Nov 10, 2008 22:49:33 PM

HOV

Is it possible this is just someone who wants to take advantage of the fact that in VA, hybrid cars can drive in HOV (High Occupancy vehicle) lanes regardless of how many people are in the car? Those look like blurred Virginia tags to me.

AJH of DC @ Oct 22, 2008 21:47:23 PM

Hey Sandy

So, the reason hybrid cars are not cheaper is because the government won't pay for part of the cost? bwa-ha-ha-ha! You're kidding, right? Seriously?

And it is not true, at today's oil prices, the premium paid for a Prius is paid for after about 3 years. Keep the car longer than that (as the owner of the older-model Prius did), and you're golden.

Sure, try to lower demand all you can. But, in the real world, at today's level of economic productivity (here and in the rest of the world, including China), lowering demand to make a difference simply is not feasible. It doesn't work. Sure, Kyoto and all that makes people feel good, but it makes no appreciable difference in a world without magic wands and unicorns.

My point remains, someone has to produce the oil, it is better that the US--with its stricter environmental regulations and better technology--does it than leaving it to the Russians and the Middle Eastern nations.

Oh, and look up the word "static", Princeton -- it doesn't mean what you think it means.

I know I'm wasting my time, these people are impervious to reason, logic, and science.

Ted of DC @ Oct 22, 2008 08:40:59 AM

come on

umm its easy to understand that a person can drive a prius and want to drill for energy independence and still find the image funny, because it is. sheesh people. lighten up.

kc of RI @ Oct 22, 2008 00:36:41 AM

Are you serious?

There is no irony here!! A car that oil exporters hate with a vengeance and a domestic policy to reduce foreign oil dependency. Do you seriously not understand the connection or are you just pulling our leg?

Bruce of CO @ Oct 21, 2008 17:46:35 PM

re: Um, give a little thought unburdened by lefty assumptions

You have a very static perception of oil consumption. The point is to lower demand domestically, and drilling off U.S. shores will have no impact. Anyone who bothers to read beyond the Drill Baby, Drill rallies understands this.

Yes, hybrid cars should be economically advantageous. But actually, a Prius generally is not. The premium paid on the current stock of Toyota Prius generally neutralizes the benefits that you save in gas. Why aren't they cheaper? because our current administration has not supported continued tax exemptions or rebates for hybrid owners. This is why policy matters, and why we need a policy that goes beyond oil. In the end, once the technology we support today is further developed, it will mean lower operational costs, and the consumer wins.

Sandra O of MI @ Oct 21, 2008 16:04:12 PM

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