Prius gets more ghey with solar panels

[jinxmchue]

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/busin...=1&oref=slogin

Toyota Motor Corp plans to install solar panels on some Prius hybrids in its next remodeling, responding to growing demand for "green" cars amid record-high oil prices, a source briefed on the matter said on Monday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQcSOP2AzXU

:D

[LogansPapa]

Like Jeff Dunham’s "Walter" says, when a Prius owner drives by: "Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii’m-Gayyyyyyy!"

[Nubs]

Not to mention that the increased charge/discharge cycles will further reduce the lifetime of the battery.

[SarasotaRepub]

Not to mention that the increased charge/discharge cycles will further reduce the lifetime of the battery.

For which "Big Battery" is most grateful!!!:D

[wilbur]

Isnt solar panel production/disposal notoriously hazardous to the environment and much more environmentally costly than the minuscule energy savings they provide?

[Goldwater]

Isnt solar panel production/disposal notoriously hazardous to the environment and much more environmentally costly than the minuscule energy savings they provide?

Yup.

But hey, Leonardo DiCaprio has three, you should buy seven.

[jinxmchue]

Isnt solar panel production/disposal notoriously hazardous to the environment and much more environmentally costly than the minuscule energy savings they provide?

Same for the batteries in these "environmentally friendly" cars. Nickel mines are toxic for miles and miles around.

[Zafod]

Same for the batteries in these "environmentally friendly" cars. Nickel mines are toxic for miles and miles around.

The prius uses recycled nickle.

[BSR]

I am going to smash the solar panels on every prius I see. This is getting so friggin retarded, it make's baby jesus cry.

[jinxmchue]

The prius uses recycled nickle.

It's still coming from somewhere. Nickel is used for a lot of things.