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  • Hybrids, not as good a move as you think

    Before you go out and buy a hybrid you may want to look into turning your current vehicle into a hybrid. In recent years many advances have been made towards using hydrogen in conventional gas burning engines. While some ideas seem to have been made by crack pot hippies or your neighbor experimenting in his garage some ideas will actually work. ...
    Posted to The Green Lantern by allanmain on July 8, 2008

  • Chic Green vs. Sensible

    The extra cost of the Prius puts it out of reach of many, while a good used small car is a sensible and economical option. And if you drive conservatively, utilizing hypermiling techniques, you can get a lot closer to the MPG of the Prius for a MUCH lower price. The world is continually bombarding us with messages that we need to be consuming ...
    Posted to The Green Lantern by ready4sea on July 8, 2008

  • Hybrid vs Used high mileage car

    Another article ignoring the status of much of our citizens who will never be able to afford a Hybrid vehicle. Ultimately, until such a time as the cost of ownership comes down to earth, most of us can contribute to 'greening' by attempting to purchase a 'used' low gallons to the mile vehicle. And, before someone launches into 'Public ...
    Posted to The Green Lantern by Geezer2 on July 8, 2008

  • You gotta be kidding me

    Why bother creating a hybrid? 25 Highway? What is the point?
    Posted to Gearbox by chopper on June 24, 2008

  • Re: Hybrids, Starting, Stopping, Myths & Reality

    Excellent points in your rebuttal! What really makes me wonder - however - is the article's statement: 'According to a study by Natural Resources Canada, obeying the 10-second rule will add roughly $10 to a driver's annual maintenance bill.' I think that is a ridiculously low assessment of the likely costs... Starting a car is when the vast ...
    Posted to The Green Lantern by evanherold on May 29, 2008

  • 3 out of 4?

    I'll take it. As for those who genuinely have trouble reading IOZ's blog, might I suggest you check your monitor settings. Seriously. And if that doesn't fix the problem (read: open your eyes to what the internet is supposed to look like), then it's time to upgrade to a monitor built this century. Really, you don't know what you're missing.
    Posted to Best of the Fray by Ender on April 21, 2008

  • Re: Best post of the day

    ChicagoEngineer:Though its funny, in both your version and jeqal's, the Republican car of choice is American made and the Democrats' foreign, which doesn't mesh with #9, and yet I'm pretty sure you're right on both counts. The mind boggles. The NFL is pretty widely accepted... Soccer for the Dems maybe? totally missed this the first time a ...
    Posted to Best of the Fray by jeqal on March 28, 2008

  • reseach it

    Before even beginning the article is was apparent that there was a biased opinion being presented, not a neutral one. Which is always a prerogative. I find it interesting that the title compared a ''Tank'' with a Prius. Not just a a Hummer, but a tank, which it is not. Anyway, there is definitely a good debate between the two vehicles which is ...
    Posted to The Green Lantern by esgerkin on March 21, 2008

  • Debunking another Prius myth in the "Green Lantern" article

    Just for the record, my 2003 Prius has 158,000 miles on it, I have had only one problem with it - a radiator leak that occurred just after the car went off warranty - and Toyota paid for the replacement since there was no evidence that it was caused by my hitting something or some other trauma I caused and because my dealer could vouch for my ...
    Posted to The Green Lantern by Nedsher on March 19, 2008

  • Re: hybrid as symbolism

    drossless: Your point is moderately valid, in that every major purchase has some symbolic significance to the purchaser. But it is easy to make far too much of this and imply that the symbolic significance is the sole or primary element in the purchase decision. For instance, people who claim that the odd shape of the Prius is significant ...
    Posted to The Green Lantern by gzuckier on March 18, 2008
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