Re: [Vo]:Plug-in hybrid Prius announced

2011-09-30 Thread OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson
From Jed: Toyota announced a plug-in previous hybrid car will be available nationwide starting January 1, 2012. The base price is around $32,000. Battery range is greater than 20 km. I assume you meant to say Prius whereas Dragon interpreted your dictation as previous. Somehow a $32k price

Re: [Vo]:Plug-in hybrid Prius announced

2011-09-30 Thread Terry Blanton
On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 10:39 AM, OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson svj.orionwo...@gmail.com wrote: Am I missing something vital here? Lithium batteries are 'spensive? T

Re: [Vo]:Plug-in hybrid Prius announced

2011-09-30 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
On 11-09-30 10:39 AM, OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson wrote: From Jed: Toyota announced a plug-in previous hybrid car will be available nationwide starting January 1, 2012. The base price is around $32,000. Battery range is greater than 20 km. I assume you meant to say Prius whereas Dragon

Re: [Vo]:Plug-in hybrid Prius announced

2011-09-30 Thread Terry Blanton
On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 1:25 PM, Stephen A. Lawrence sa...@pobox.com wrote: Its max range on *batteries* *only* is 20 km, which is enough for most commuters to get to work, where they can plug in again, and then get home on the charge they got during the day, without using a drop of gas.  So

Re: [Vo]:Plug-in hybrid Prius announced

2011-09-30 Thread Jed Rothwell
OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson svj.orionwo...@gmail.com wrote: I assume you meant to say Prius whereas Dragon interpreted your dictation as previous. Yup. You gotta watch it. Somehow a $32k price tag along with a whopping 20 km max range does not strike me as terribly impressive. Am I

Re: [Vo]:Plug-in hybrid Prius announced

2011-09-30 Thread Man on Bridges
Hi, On 30-9-2011 19:47, Jed Rothwell wrote: That's $32,000 in Japan. I do not know why but cars cost more there. It might be cheaper elsewhere. I expect a 20 km range is enough for most people's commuting range in Japan. It might not be enough in the US. The GM volt range is nominally 40

Re: [Vo]:Plug-in hybrid Prius announced

2011-09-30 Thread Jed Rothwell
Man on Bridges manonbrid...@aim.com wrote: Well, recently I had an offer for the 100% electric Peugeot iOn for approx. 34,000.00 euro but that is without approx. 4,000.00 euro tax reduction because it is considered an environmental friendly car. At this stage in the development of the