"Jon Anderson" wrote in message
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Ed Huntress wrote:
I don't like the extra complication, although I'll be convinced if
someone comes up with a good plug-in version.

That's supposed to be coming in the next year or so. Some people have
hacked theirs to allow plug-in charging, though that obviously voids the
warranty....

Since you keep drawing the batteries down low when you drive on electric
only, there's a concern about battery life, too. I've heard that's the
reason that Toyota was bad-mouthing plug-ins early on, and wouldn't build
one. Also, you'd need about $30,000 worth of their current type of batteries
(NiMH, apparently soon to change to Li-ion) to get any worthwhile range out
of it. One hopes that will improve over time.

One of my customers has a Prius and just loves it. It certainly gets far
better milage than his 1963 Chevy PU!
But here's someone that's not so impressed with them....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOvp69lnZbA

ROFLMAO! Oh, that's funny.

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Ed Huntress