Davidson has an ally in US Representative Edward J. Markey, Democrat of Malden. ''I don't understand why we would tinker with the model that has been so wildly successful," Markey said.
Markey said he's engaged in ''intense private negotiations" with telecom companies and congressional colleagues in search of a compromise.
Why the hell a compromise? If the current model is so successful, why change it at all? Because the telecoms want it? Congressman need to be reminded that just because some corporations ask for something they don't need to leap into action.
As opposed to drug companies which only have our best interests at heart.
I'll trust my doctor, who at leasts knows me and can relate to me as a human being, rather than a corporation sees me as a little extra profit on some quarterly report.
If you think Toyota is 'paying' you to bring in dead battery packs, you may be delusional...since they will then charge $2,000-$3,000 (or more) to replace them in your vehicle.
No, they'll buy them from owners of Priuses that have been totaled. In that case the owners certainly aren't looking to replace them.
With the Prius, a 40 mile per hour highway commute would be ideal for achieving good mileage. It's not simply a case of the electric motor being used when going slow and gas engine being used when going faster, it's a case of both motors being used together as required. Also, because the gas engine is not being used at low acceleration, the it's RPM is kept in its most efficient range. The EPA's Prius city/highway ratings (higher in the city/lower on the highway) are not accurate for most drivers. Most of us get significantly higher on the freeway.
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Wrong, Uranus was originally called Urectum.
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Davidson has an ally in US Representative Edward J. Markey, Democrat of Malden. ''I don't understand why we would tinker with the model that has been so wildly successful," Markey said.
Markey said he's engaged in ''intense private negotiations" with telecom companies and congressional colleagues in search of a compromise.
Why the hell a compromise? If the current model is so successful, why change it at all? Because the telecoms want it? Congressman need to be reminded that just because some corporations ask for something they don't need to leap into action.
"People have to respect our legal owndership of something that we have no moral right to own."
You have difficulty understanding the "standards" thing, don't you?
Did any of them find the Sony rootkit?
Then don't read them.
As opposed to drug companies which only have our best interests at heart. I'll trust my doctor, who at leasts knows me and can relate to me as a human being, rather than a corporation sees me as a little extra profit on some quarterly report.
The battery should last at least 10 years. There are currently Prius taxi's with 200,000 miles on them (and more) with batteries still going strong.
If you think Toyota is 'paying' you to bring in dead battery packs, you may be delusional...since they will then charge $2,000-$3,000 (or more) to replace them in your vehicle. No, they'll buy them from owners of Priuses that have been totaled. In that case the owners certainly aren't looking to replace them.
With the Prius, a 40 mile per hour highway commute would be ideal for achieving good mileage. It's not simply a case of the electric motor being used when going slow and gas engine being used when going faster, it's a case of both motors being used together as required. Also, because the gas engine is not being used at low acceleration, the it's RPM is kept in its most efficient range. The EPA's Prius city/highway ratings (higher in the city/lower on the highway) are not accurate for most drivers. Most of us get significantly higher on the freeway.