Chrysler/GM to team up on hybrids

http://money.cnn.com/2004/12/13/pf/autos/chrysler_gm.reut/index.htm?cnn=yes

By 2007, it may be too late. Should have licensed Toyota technology like
Ford to get in the game faster.

 

Sounds like they're planning on jumping in with a significantly more
advanced technology. That might mean they wind up trumping Toyota pretty
soundly, depending on how fast Toyota can roll out their own new tech.
Right now, hybrids are only a little better than a novelty because
there are gasoline and diesel compacts that get significantly better
mileage than the hybrids. And where have all the first-gen Priuses and
Insights gone? I almost never see one anymore.

 

| Art wrote:
|
| > http://money.cnn.com/2004/12/13/pf/autos/chrysler_gm.reut/index.htm?cnn=yes
| >
| > By 2007, it may be too late. Should have licensed Toyota technology like
| > Ford to get in the game faster.
| >
| >
|
| Sounds like they're planning on jumping in with a significantly more
| advanced technology. That might mean they wind up trumping Toyota pretty
| soundly, depending on how fast Toyota can roll out their own new tech.
| Right now, hybrids are only a little better than a novelty because
| there are gasoline and diesel compacts that get significantly better
| mileage than the hybrids. And where have all the first-gen Priuses and
| Insights gone? I almost never see one anymore.
|

You see them all over the place here...especially the Prius. You even see an
occasional Civic hybrid.

 

)

The Civic hybrid is a *current* model. Steve was asking about the *FIRST*
generation Prius and Insight.

 

| On Mon, 13 Dec 2004, James C. Reeves wrote (with improper quote characters
| yet again...)
|
| > | mileage than the hybrids. And where have all the first-gen Priuses and
| > | Insights gone? I almost never see one anymore.
|
| > You see them all over the place here...especially the Prius. You even
| > see an occasional Civic hybrid.
|
| The Civic hybrid is a *current* model. Steve was asking about the *FIRST*
| generation Prius and Insight.

I missed that point. :-( I never did see many of the first generation
models, even when they first came out. There is one Insight parked at the
office building next door.

 

The Insight sold poorly. I've only seen a few. There is tremendous demand
for used Prius's around here in central NC. People are paying more for used
models than what they originally sold for new.

 

Back when I worked for General Electric Semiconductor division, we were
always reminded that by the time we perfected our new breakthru technology
the old technology might be improved and just as good.

 

James: Fix your quote character, dammit!

You've got it set to |
It should be >

 

I don't remember setting it for anything. But will check the settings.

| James: Fix your quote character, dammit!
|
| You've got it set to |
| It should be >
|
|
|
| On Mon, 13 Dec 2004, James C. Reeves wrote:
|
| >
| > | > | On Mon, 13 Dec 2004, James C. Reeves wrote (with improper quote
characters
| > | yet again...)
| > |
| > | > | mileage than the hybrids. And where have all the first-gen Priuses
and
| > | > | Insights gone? I almost never see one anymore.
| > |
| > | > You see them all over the place here...especially the Prius. You even
| > | > see an occasional Civic hybrid.
| > |
| > | The Civic hybrid is a *current* model. Steve was asking about the *FIRST*
| > | generation Prius and Insight.
| >
| > I missed that point. :-( I never did see many of the first generation
| > models, even when they first came out. There is one Insight parked at the
| > office building next door.
| >
| >
| >

 

Better? ;-)

 

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HaLAY-LOO-YAAAAAAH!

 

Glad to have made your day in such a Devine way!

What was the character doing to your news reader? Just curious. On the
surface it *seemed* benign enough.

 

Can't talk. Basking in divine beatitude.

Foozling its ability to rejustify paragraphs that included (anywhere in
the quote-character string) anything other than >.

 

Much. Thanks.

 

I rarely saw them when they were new.