Comments on: Toyota Prius to Get Solar Power http://gas2.org/2008/07/07/toyota-prius-to-get-solar-power/ What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:01:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: employee clockin clockout http://gas2.org/2008/07/07/toyota-prius-to-get-solar-power/#comment-3814 employee clockin clockout Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:31:24 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=678#comment-3814 I doubt it having solar planels would yeild enough power to power the AC. Seems like a gimmic to me... I doubt it having solar planels would yeild enough power to power the AC. Seems like a gimmic to me…

]]> By: employee clockin clockout http://gas2.org/2008/07/07/toyota-prius-to-get-solar-power/#comment-25337 employee clockin clockout Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:31:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=678#comment-25337 I doubt it having solar planels would yeild enough power to power the AC. Seems like a gimmic to me... I doubt it having solar planels would yeild enough power to power the AC. Seems like a gimmic to me…

]]> By: BlueGreen55 http://gas2.org/2008/07/07/toyota-prius-to-get-solar-power/#comment-3813 BlueGreen55 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:06:54 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=678#comment-3813 To all of you naysayer/objectionists out there I have two things to say. First, STOP the "pay back" nonsense. There is no payback on ANY vehicle, period. It is silly to complain about hybrid, PHEV, or solar costs or inject payback periods into the discussion when there is no payback at all on 2 inch rims, turbo chargers, V8s and V6s, 6 disc CD players, leather seats, etc. Second, I have had it with all of the complaining because something new and different is not 100% perfect. Almost any of the technological advances we use today really sucked when they first came out. They had convenience problems, technology integration issues, cost prohibitions, etc. Think Cell phones, GPS devices, PCs, Plasma TVs, LCD TVs, Interent connectivity, etc. The list is too long to continue but I think you get the idea. So I applaud the SPIRIT if what Toyota is doing. They spent 2 billion dollars in the 90's to perfect hybrid technology while our own auto companies went the short term profit route and stopped innovating. It looks like Toyota is going to beat them again. To all of you naysayer/objectionists out there I have two things to say. First, STOP the “pay back” nonsense. There is no payback on ANY vehicle, period. It is silly to complain about hybrid, PHEV, or solar costs or inject payback periods into the discussion when there is no payback at all on 2 inch rims, turbo chargers, V8s and V6s, 6 disc CD players, leather seats, etc.

Second, I have had it with all of the complaining because something new and different is not 100% perfect. Almost any of the technological advances we use today really sucked when they first came out. They had convenience problems, technology integration issues, cost prohibitions, etc. Think Cell phones, GPS devices, PCs, Plasma TVs, LCD TVs, Interent connectivity, etc. The list is too long to continue but I think you get the idea.

So I applaud the SPIRIT if what Toyota is doing. They spent 2 billion dollars in the 90′s to perfect hybrid technology while our own auto companies went the short term profit route and stopped innovating. It looks like Toyota is going to beat them again.

]]> By: BlueGreen55 http://gas2.org/2008/07/07/toyota-prius-to-get-solar-power/#comment-25336 BlueGreen55 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:06:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=678#comment-25336 To all of you naysayer/objectionists out there I have two things to say. First, STOP the "pay back" nonsense. There is no payback on ANY vehicle, period. It is silly to complain about hybrid, PHEV, or solar costs or inject payback periods into the discussion when there is no payback at all on 2 inch rims, turbo chargers, V8s and V6s, 6 disc CD players, leather seats, etc. Second, I have had it with all of the complaining because something new and different is not 100% perfect. Almost any of the technological advances we use today really sucked when they first came out. They had convenience problems, technology integration issues, cost prohibitions, etc. Think Cell phones, GPS devices, PCs, Plasma TVs, LCD TVs, Interent connectivity, etc. The list is too long to continue but I think you get the idea. So I applaud the SPIRIT if what Toyota is doing. They spent 2 billion dollars in the 90's to perfect hybrid technology while our own auto companies went the short term profit route and stopped innovating. It looks like Toyota is going to beat them again. To all of you naysayer/objectionists out there I have two things to say. First, STOP the “pay back” nonsense. There is no payback on ANY vehicle, period. It is silly to complain about hybrid, PHEV, or solar costs or inject payback periods into the discussion when there is no payback at all on 2 inch rims, turbo chargers, V8s and V6s, 6 disc CD players, leather seats, etc.

Second, I have had it with all of the complaining because something new and different is not 100% perfect. Almost any of the technological advances we use today really sucked when they first came out. They had convenience problems, technology integration issues, cost prohibitions, etc. Think Cell phones, GPS devices, PCs, Plasma TVs, LCD TVs, Interent connectivity, etc. The list is too long to continue but I think you get the idea.

So I applaud the SPIRIT if what Toyota is doing. They spent 2 billion dollars in the 90′s to perfect hybrid technology while our own auto companies went the short term profit route and stopped innovating. It looks like Toyota is going to beat them again.

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]]> By: Dee Mullen http://gas2.org/2008/07/07/toyota-prius-to-get-solar-power/#comment-3811 Dee Mullen Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:04:11 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=678#comment-3811 I think it is amazing that they are trying to use solar technology for vehicles. That means less the car owner has to spend in the long run for whatever features the solar panels are used to power. That, and I think it is a step in a positive direction towards "saving" the world from all of the noxious gas we spill into it with industrial-type technologies. I think it is amazing that they are trying to use solar technology for vehicles. That means less the car owner has to spend in the long run for whatever features the solar panels are used to power. That, and I think it is a step in a positive direction towards “saving” the world from all of the noxious gas we spill into it with industrial-type technologies.

]]> By: Dee Mullen http://gas2.org/2008/07/07/toyota-prius-to-get-solar-power/#comment-25335 Dee Mullen Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:04:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=678#comment-25335 I think it is amazing that they are trying to use solar technology for vehicles. That means less the car owner has to spend in the long run for whatever features the solar panels are used to power. That, and I think it is a step in a positive direction towards "saving" the world from all of the noxious gas we spill into it with industrial-type technologies. I think it is amazing that they are trying to use solar technology for vehicles. That means less the car owner has to spend in the long run for whatever features the solar panels are used to power. That, and I think it is a step in a positive direction towards “saving” the world from all of the noxious gas we spill into it with industrial-type technologies.

]]> By: An Air Car You Could See in 2009: ZPM’s 106 MPG Compressed-Air Hybrid : Gas 2.0 http://gas2.org/2008/07/07/toyota-prius-to-get-solar-power/#comment-3810 An Air Car You Could See in 2009: ZPM’s 106 MPG Compressed-Air Hybrid : Gas 2.0 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:41:11 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=678#comment-3810 [...] should be refillable in less than 3 minutes, and at speeds over 35 mph emit about half the CO2 of a Toyota Prius. Oh yeah, and you could see them in the US at the end of next [...] [...] should be refillable in less than 3 minutes, and at speeds over 35 mph emit about half the CO2 of a Toyota Prius. Oh yeah, and you could see them in the US at the end of next [...]

]]> By: Jeff http://gas2.org/2008/07/07/toyota-prius-to-get-solar-power/#comment-3809 Jeff Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:38:38 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=678#comment-3809 In the aggregate if every car on the planet had solar it would make a difference. However, it would only add about a mile a day to your energy use and only if you were in a very sunny place all day long. Solar panels belong on the roof of buildings where they can be used at a proper orientation to the sun all day every day and amortize their costs over the next 30 years. Then you can use the power for your home and car and return the rest to the grid(meter runs backwards) making a big impact, instead of the symbolism of on the car. Homes with solar have much higher resale values. In the aggregate if every car on the planet had solar it would make a difference. However, it would only add about a mile a day to your energy use and only if you were in a very sunny place all day long. Solar panels belong on the roof of buildings where they can be used at a proper orientation to the sun all day every day and amortize their costs over the next 30 years. Then you can use the power for your home and car and return the rest to the grid(meter runs backwards) making a big impact, instead of the symbolism of on the car. Homes with solar have much higher resale values.

]]> By: Jeff http://gas2.org/2008/07/07/toyota-prius-to-get-solar-power/#comment-25334 Jeff Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:38:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=678#comment-25334 In the aggregate if every car on the planet had solar it would make a difference. However, it would only add about a mile a day to your energy use and only if you were in a very sunny place all day long. Solar panels belong on the roof of buildings where they can be used at a proper orientation to the sun all day every day and amortize their costs over the next 30 years. Then you can use the power for your home and car and return the rest to the grid(meter runs backwards) making a big impact, instead of the symbolism of on the car. Homes with solar have much higher resale values. In the aggregate if every car on the planet had solar it would make a difference. However, it would only add about a mile a day to your energy use and only if you were in a very sunny place all day long. Solar panels belong on the roof of buildings where they can be used at a proper orientation to the sun all day every day and amortize their costs over the next 30 years. Then you can use the power for your home and car and return the rest to the grid(meter runs backwards) making a big impact, instead of the symbolism of on the car. Homes with solar have much higher resale values.

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