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Toyota Prius Under Fire For Patent Infringement
tekiegreg writes "According to Auto Service World, Toyota (and possibly other hybrid companies) are guilty of violating a patent with their Prius hybrid Systems. The patent in particular looks like it covers most of how the drive-train and even the braking system of a Toyota Prius functions. The implications of which are big if there is no deal or settlement made (such as ceasing of hybrid vehicles in the United States)."
Obligatory Spaceballs quote:
Colonel Sandurz: Prepare ship for light speed!
Dark Helmet: No no no, light speed is too slow!
Colonel Sandurz: Light speed too slow?
Dark Helmet: Yes, we're gonna have to go right to... ludicrous speed!
Colonel Sandurz: Ludicrous speed? Sir, we've never gone that fast before. I don't know if this ship can take it!
Dark Helmet: Whatsa matter, Colonel Sandurz? Chicken?
Actually, Aspartame does cause headaches. My wife had an issue with Aspartame when it first came out. She eventually put together that every time she drank a diet pop she would get a splitting headache a short time later. She quit drinking the pop, the headaches went away. Later it came out in the press that Aspartame caused that in some people, but she had already quit using it by then anyway.
"He's lost in a 'floyd hole"
Wow..that is impressive, unfortunately it is also butt-ugly as far as cars go. Geez...can't they make it efficient AND good looking? The new Vettes have a very low drag....why not shoot for cars that have good eye pleasing shapes in addition to low drag?
Also...how do you survive in a car with only like 58 horses?? I'm surprised you don't get killed trying to pull out on the freeway. My last 2 cars had like 350 and 400+ HP. (I lost the 911 turbo in Katrina, rest its soul). Just to get something quick, I got an '05 turbo miata..it is rated 178HP and is probably really about 158 rwhp...and man, that thing is slow. But, I'm gonna mod it...new exhaust, larger injectors and new ECU.. parts here and I should be close to 260 RWHP...now that will be ok in such a little car. But, man...how do you do it in such a low powered car.
Sigh..I guess there are lots of people out there that consider a car to ONLY be transportation....I don't understand...to me they're fun. Each day I ride is a new adventure!
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
You, my friend, must have a very small penis.
Paying taxes to buy civilization is like paying a hooker to buy love.