the polar bear and the penguin - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

83-240D · #1 01-06-2006, 10:30 PM

http://www.nrdc.org/flipandchilly/default.asp?ms=fcpmrgk

going thru my google alerts i found this item.

it may not be diesel but it adds to our thread count(like good sheets)

BodhiBenz1987 · #2 01-06-2006, 11:44 PM

At least, unlike Coca-Cola, they realize that polar bears and penguins don't come from the same side of the earth.

To be honest I'm kind of tired of hybrid stuff. It's such a fad now that's it's entering Atkins Diet territory. It's clever technology that definately has its place in cleaning up the air, but it isn't some sort of cure-all Godsend (nothing is).

t walgamuth · #3 01-06-2006, 11:50 PM

but on hybrids:

i predict that in the fairly near future, virtually all cars will feature some form of hybrid technology. regenerative braking and such. it is just a really good idea.

i enjoyed my drive of a honda insight with a five speed.

when i tried the new prius i found it not engaging at all. a little too little for the driver to do for my taste.

the way of the future though, for passenger cars, for sure, i think.

tom w

BodhiBenz1987 · #4 01-06-2006, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by t walgamuth

but on hybrids:

i predict that in the fairly near future, virtually all cars will feature some form of hybrid technology. regenerative braking and such. it is just a really good idea.

i enjoyed my drive of a honda insight with a five speed.

when i tried the new prius i found it not engaging at all. a little too little for the driver to do for my taste.

the way of the future though, for passenger cars, for sure, i think.

tom w

I wasn't really trying to say there's anything wrong with hybrids, but simply that I don't like the way the public and general media has gotten all giddy over them. People are always searching for a cure-all when there is no such thing. That's why I used the "low-carb" diet as an example ... it has very good applications as far as diet goes, but it became a trend and people expected it to be magic and to eliminate the need for work and responsibility. Obviously cars and diets aren't one and the same, but it's similar in that a lot of people who are clueless just read some layman's article in their local people and think hybrids are the hip thing.

BTW, Ford is allegedly showing a hybrid DIESEL at the Detroit Motor Show.

t walgamuth · #5 01-07-2006, 12:01 AM

actually they are hip. and sensible. and will rule the earth soon. and who cares if some folks are sheep. in this case more power to them (oooooh a pun).

imho.

tom w

BodhiBenz1987 · #6 01-07-2006, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by t walgamuth

actually they are hip. and sensible. and will rule the earth soon. and who cares if some folks are sheep. in this case more power to them (oooooh a pun).

imho.

tom w

Well, you're probably right in terms of just ignoring the "sheep" factor. I mean, if everyone suddenly went all ga-ga over diesels, it wouldn't sway me (I am just evil enough that I would still curse them, though). I guess it's kind of like the LiveStrong bracelet fad ... sure, it was trendy, but bottom line, it was still helping cancer research.

Ignoring all the hype, I'll be interested to see where hybrid technology goes. I doubt it will rule the earth, because, at this point, it isn't practical for lengthy highway driving ... as of now, I have a hard time seeing it as taking over the trucking industry ...