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Old 03-05-2009, 06:55 PM   #35
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Originally Posted by CamaroSpike23 View Post
...while I wont say that the car is evil... I will say it is of a poor design, mechanically and operationally. gas/electric hybrids are a waste of money and technology. the volt has it set up right. electric motors powering the car all the time with a small motor to recharge the batteries. the reason it is so much better is because you waste the most amount of gas during acceleration. the way the volt setup works is that the gasoline motor revs up to its optimum power making/fuel efficient rpm and runs at that rpm till the batteries are charged back up. with the prius, part of the time, you are using the electric motors, some times you are using the gasoline motor. wasteful piece of junk. its just that america is f$*#ing retarded sometimes and the prius was seen as a gift from above when it came out even tho its not that great to begin with.
what?!?!

but i thought the Japanese simply made the best cars out there nowadays?!?!
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