# Solar powered Prius will exist!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [July 7, 2008, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/solar-powered-prius-will-exist/237660 "2008-07-07T07:38:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GranMassaX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/granmassax/32/6299_2.png) [@GranMassaX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GranMassaX)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/solar-powered-prius-will-exist/237660/1 "2008-07-07T07:38:54Z")
[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,376872,00.html](http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,376872,00.html) > [@Hooked on 240](#): > > My dad rented a pruis on a bussimess trip in oklahoma last month, he said some of them have built in solar panals to keep the charge going longer. All trickles down to how far/hard, you drive it. he drove 5 hours total in 2 days and didnt charge it. after giving Hooked on 240 loads of shit, maybe it is true. Maybe his dad was the tester for the solar powered prius. His dad probably got fired for spilling the news several months too early. ;D ---
**Author:** ![Hang\_Your\_Cross](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hang_your_cross/32/6381_2.png) [@Hang\_Your\_Cross](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hang_Your_Cross)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 9:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/solar-powered-prius-will-exist/237660/2 "2008-07-07T09:12:55Z")
good. fuck those arabs… ---
**Author:** ![Allstar\_Graphics](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/allstar_graphics/32/6287_2.png) [@Allstar\_Graphics](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Allstar_Graphics)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/solar-powered-prius-will-exist/237660/3 "2008-07-07T10:26:15Z")
and the prius will still have a bigger environmental impact just in production than a hummer will in its whole lifetime. ---
**Author:** ![GranMassaX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/granmassax/32/6299_2.png) [@GranMassaX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GranMassaX)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/solar-powered-prius-will-exist/237660/4 "2008-07-07T10:55:49Z")
> [@Allstar Graphics](#): > > and the prius will still have a bigger environmental impact just in production than a hummer will in its whole lifetime. HAHHA, you’ve read that article too?! I love it. Stupid hippies ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 12:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/solar-powered-prius-will-exist/237660/5 "2008-07-07T12:23:19Z")
> [@GranMassaX](#): > > Maybe his dad was the tester for the solar powered prius. His dad probably got fired for spilling the news several months too early. ;D :crackup :crackup ---
**Author:** ![Allstar\_Graphics](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/allstar_graphics/32/6287_2.png) [@Allstar\_Graphics](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Allstar_Graphics)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 4:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/solar-powered-prius-will-exist/237660/6 "2008-07-07T16:52:35Z")
yep, stupid hippies is right, lol ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/solar-powered-prius-will-exist/237660/7 "2008-07-07T18:23:42Z")
Fuck the tree huggers and this going green bullshit. Im sick of it. I want to drive my premium sucking no cats car right thru a crowd of them and then see if theyre still all peace and love and save the butterflies. ---
**Author:** ![Allstar\_Graphics](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/allstar_graphics/32/6287_2.png) [@Allstar\_Graphics](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Allstar_Graphics)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/solar-powered-prius-will-exist/237660/8 "2008-07-07T18:52:36Z")
[http://clubs.ccsu.edu/recorder/editorial/editorial\_item.asp?NewsID=188](http://clubs.ccsu.edu/recorder/editorial/editorial_item.asp?NewsID=188) i like smoking out prius’s with black clouds of diesel smoke, maybe it will make them stick their heads up their asses a lil more ---
**Author:** ![duesmandella](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@duesmandella](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/duesmandella)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/solar-powered-prius-will-exist/237660/9 "2008-07-07T19:00:44Z")
> [@Allstar Graphics](#): > > and the prius will still have a bigger environmental impact just in production than a hummer will in its whole lifetime. Not everyone buys a Prius and thinks of the environment, they think “Wow, I can buy a Toyota thats comfortable and gets me awesome gas mileage” ---
**Author:** ![McBitchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@McBitchin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/McBitchin)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 9:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/solar-powered-prius-will-exist/237660/10 "2008-07-07T21:50:26Z")
yeah thats true some people probably buy them for the gas mileage, but if you buy them because its “better for the environment” well :idiots I’ve read that article to its a long read but a good one ---
**Author:** ![GranMassaX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/granmassax/32/6299_2.png) [@GranMassaX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GranMassaX)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 5:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/solar-powered-prius-will-exist/237660/11 "2008-07-08T05:47:48Z")
> [@duesmandella](#): > > Not everyone buys a Prius and thinks of the environment, they think “Wow, I can buy a Toyota thats comfortable and gets me awesome gas mileage” those people are even dumber than the stupid hippies. I read another article that compared the corolla to the prius… they calculated it all out and you’d have to drive something like 300,000 miles (or some absurd number) to offset the huge increase in sticker price. Great idea! Lets spend 8K extra on a car that gets 10mpg more… fools! ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 5:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/solar-powered-prius-will-exist/237660/12 "2008-07-08T05:55:39Z")
There’s a strut bar group buy on Prius Chat right now. $250 :wow ---
**Author:** ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/solar-powered-prius-will-exist/237660/13 "2008-07-08T12:29:07Z")
i briefly heard something on the news about this. they mentioned that the solar cells will be used to power a/c and stuff like that. FINALLY theyre smartening up and going with a cheaper power source ---
**Author:** ![GranMassaX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/granmassax/32/6299_2.png) [@GranMassaX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GranMassaX)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/solar-powered-prius-will-exist/237660/14 "2008-07-08T12:39:10Z")
> [@votblindub](#): > > FINALLY theyre smartening up and going with a cheaper power source they’ll jack up the price to 30K and the stupid hippies will still buy it. ---
**Author:** ![n\_cole](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/n_cole/32/6382_2.png) [@n\_cole](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/n_cole)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/solar-powered-prius-will-exist/237660/15 "2008-07-08T12:43:06Z")
> [@GranMassaX](#): > > those people are even dumber than the stupid hippies. I read another article that compared the corolla to the prius… they calculated it all out and you’d have to drive something like 300,000 miles (or some absurd number) to offset the huge increase in sticker price. Great idea! Lets spend 8K extra on a car that gets 10mpg more… fools! That’s kinda what’s throwing me with the Smart cars. They reccomend at least 91 octane. They get about 40mpg. But they only seat two. And they cost about 13k - 16k. Honestly. I would rather have a Golf TDI for that price. ---
**Author:** ![Hang\_Your\_Cross](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hang_your_cross/32/6381_2.png) [@Hang\_Your\_Cross](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hang_Your_Cross)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/solar-powered-prius-will-exist/237660/16 "2008-07-08T13:28:19Z")
> [@n!cole](#): > > That’s kinda what’s throwing me with the Smart cars. > They reccomend at least 91 octane. > They get about 40mpg. > But they only seat two. > And they cost about 13k - 16k. > > Honestly. I would rather have a Golf TDI for that price. you could get a crx hf for at least half that now…and have a lot more fun getting better gas mileage…crx hf = 49/51… ---
**Author:** ![n\_cole](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/n_cole/32/6382_2.png) [@n\_cole](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/n_cole)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/solar-powered-prius-will-exist/237660/17 "2008-07-08T13:29:29Z")
I’m just starting to like the new Hondas, I could never drive one of those. ---
**Author:** ![Hang\_Your\_Cross](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hang_your_cross/32/6381_2.png) [@Hang\_Your\_Cross](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hang_Your_Cross)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/solar-powered-prius-will-exist/237660/18 "2008-07-08T13:37:56Z")
new hondas are horrid… ---
**Author:** ![n\_cole](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/n_cole/32/6382_2.png) [@n\_cole](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/n_cole)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/solar-powered-prius-will-exist/237660/19 "2008-07-08T13:39:08Z")
I got too used to having all the fancy things from driving VW for so long. If I got into a base model anything it would probably drive me insane. ---
**Author:** ![Hang\_Your\_Cross](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hang_your_cross/32/6381_2.png) [@Hang\_Your\_Cross](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hang_Your_Cross)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/solar-powered-prius-will-exist/237660/20 "2008-07-08T13:43:54Z")
fancy things like wiring problems, constant CELs and expensive repairs? :crackup [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/solar-powered-prius-will-exist/237660.md?page=2)