Chevrolet Corvette Stingray C7 Forum - View Single Post - Toyota Will Offer a Plug-In Hybrid by 2010

Silverado · 01-14-2008, 03:29 PM

To paraphrase Crocodile Dundee...."that's not a plug-in, that's a plug-in"

http://www.topspeed.com/cars/fisker/...a-ar50565.html

another article too....

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/14/d...owd-impresses/

Okay, too high priced, but DAMN....now, line the two plug-ins up side by side and see which one people want to drive. Notice the performance numbers too....do you think the Prius' 0-60 time is measured with a calendar rather than a stopwatch?

Oh, yeah, check the article....Fisker's plug in will be out before Toyota's. Don't be surprised to see someone like BMW (they've worked with Fisker on engines in the past) buy up the whole company just to get the technology. VW could be a huge player too....they have a goal of being bigger than Toyota in the near future, jumping into the plug-in market could be a quick first step towards achieving that goal.

Anyway, I agree with DGthe3...GM's approach is much better than Toyotas. Take the cars people want to drive and give them a hybrid option rather than making a POS and telling people they should drive it.

01-14-2008, 03:29 PM	#6
Silverado GM Guy For Life Drives: 2010 GMC Yukon XL Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 971 View My Garage	To paraphrase Crocodile Dundee...."that's not a plug-in, that's a plug-in" http://www.topspeed.com/cars/fisker/...a-ar50565.html another article too.... http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/14/d...owd-impresses/ Okay, too high priced, but DAMN....now, line the two plug-ins up side by side and see which one people want to drive. Notice the performance numbers too....do you think the Prius' 0-60 time is measured with a calendar rather than a stopwatch? Oh, yeah, check the article....Fisker's plug in will be out before Toyota's. Don't be surprised to see someone like BMW (they've worked with Fisker on engines in the past) buy up the whole company just to get the technology. VW could be a huge player too....they have a goal of being bigger than Toyota in the near future, jumping into the plug-in market could be a quick first step towards achieving that goal. Anyway, I agree with DGthe3...GM's approach is much better than Toyotas. Take the cars people want to drive and give them a hybrid option rather than making a POS and telling people they should drive it.