Hybrid owner fights back! - GreenHybrid

NASAgineer · #1 (**permalink**) 01-12-2006, 11:20 PM

http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/l...=68508&ntpid=2

Eskrimast1 · #2 (**permalink**) 01-13-2006, 12:01 AM

Can I get an Amen?

philmcneal · #3 (**permalink**) 01-13-2006, 04:23 AM

owned!!! people don't realize that fast belongs on the track & on the road should be efficient civilized driving.

azwildbill2 · #4 (**permalink**) 01-13-2006, 03:56 PM

Let's face it, how many average Americans even know what a Hybrid is or how it works at a high level? It is this ignorance that feeds into the articles written about Hybrids. I cannot tell you how many times I still get asked "So where do you plug it in? Can you go more than 100 miles?"

Pravus Prime · #5 (**permalink**) 01-13-2006, 04:32 PM

Amen.

Delta Flyer · #6 (**permalink**) 01-17-2006, 07:09 AM

I hope some people will listen.

John M. Dwyer · #7 (**permalink**) 01-18-2006, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by azwildbill2

. . .I still get asked "So where do you plug it in? Can you go more than 100 miles?"

And I get asked, "Do you find it difficult to find hydrogen fueling stations?"

Ah, well. We still have quite a job to do.

Pravus Prime · #8 (**permalink**) 01-18-2006, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by John M. Dwyer

And I get asked, "Do you find it difficult to find hydrogen fueling stations?"

Ah, well. We still have quite a job to do.

LOL, I almost fell out of my chair laughing at that.

I've been asked a lot of questions about it, but never something like that. For the most part, it's about plug-in as the biggest bad info point, the rest is they just want to know more about it.

With people I know, I always claim it's a magic SUV.

I do that here from time to time, as you may have seen in the top hybrid states, with MI not being on there.

2Hybrids · #9 (**permalink**) 01-19-2006, 09:43 AM

Yep, we've all heard some pretty interesting questions - I just simplify it for anyone who asks: It's just a regular car, but it uses less petrol - that's all, no magic. I got tired of having to explain the hybrid function over and over.