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Car Forum / Toyota / Toyota Cars / August 2007Prius Life Span 100k? Electric Motor Also Carcinogenic?
What's the consensus on this? I have talked to several people at work who considered buying a Prius but backed out because they felt the electric motor might cause cancer by producing carconogenic particulates. Has this been ever discussed? Also, I've read in some blogs that the average life span of a Prius is something like 100,000 miles. Even if these are hearsay, has the lifespan of the vehicle or cancer ever been addressed by Toyota or other defenders of the environment? Thanks. > What's the consensus on this? I have talked to several people at work > who considered buying a Prius but backed out because they felt the [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > ever been addressed by Toyota or other defenders of the environment? > Thanks. You're full of crap >> What's the consensus on this? I have talked to several people at work >> who considered buying a Prius but backed out because they felt the [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >You're full of crap LOL Short sweet and to the point....and true.  SignatureScott in Florida There ought to be one day-- just one-- when there is open season on senators. Will Rogers (1879 - 1935) To be safe, buy those $5 stickers than you stick on the back of your mobile phone to absorb radiation and stick a couple of them in the motor compartment. Those people at your work are Hybrids... half idiot - half moron. (with all due respect) On Aug 28, 3:12 pm, Scott in Florida <Justtofakeoutliber...@yahoo.com> wrote: > On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:36:11 -0400, "mark_digital?" > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Will Rogers (1879 - 1935) > What's the consensus on this? I have talked to several people at work > who considered buying a Prius but backed out because they felt the > electric motor might cause cancer by producing carconogenic > particulates. Has this been ever discussed? There are some carcinogenic compounds in gasoline and probably gasoline exhaust. However, to the best of my knowledge, except for some ozone released by many electrical motors and generators, there is nothing carcinogenic released. And the ozone is probably minimal. > Also, I've read in some blogs that the average life span of a Prius is > something like 100,000 miles. Where? > Even if these are hearsay, has the lifespan of the vehicle or cancer > ever been addressed by Toyota or other defenders of the environment? Yeah, Toyota has a long warranty on the batteries. And the amount of carcinogens is less than for regular cars. Jeff > Thanks. > What's the consensus on this? I have talked to several people at work > who considered buying a Prius but backed out because they felt the > electric motor might cause cancer by producing carconogenic > particulates. Has this been ever discussed? I don't know what kind of medical or technical background the people you work with have, but I have never heard of any instance where an electric motor has caused cancer or been suspected of causing cancer. > Also, I've read in some blogs that the average life span of a Prius is > something like 100,000 miles. > > Even if these are hearsay, has the lifespan of the vehicle or cancer > ever been addressed by Toyota or other defenders of the environment? > Thanks. There are many instances of Prius vehicles lasting well over 100,000 miles. SignatureRay O (correct punctuation to reply) very simple.. the battery is as good as the warranty for the battery > What's the consensus on this? I have talked to several people at work > who considered buying a Prius but backed out because they felt the [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > ever been addressed by Toyota or other defenders of the environment? > Thanks. > very simple.. the battery is as good as the warranty for the battery Wrong. The battery is good for as long as it lasts, or until the warranty runs out. Many things last much longer than their warranty, most Toyota parts, for instance. It's not like cars just die at 36,001 mi. Jeff > What's the consensus on this? I have talked to several people at work > who considered buying a Prius but backed out because they felt the [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > ever been addressed by Toyota or other defenders of the environment? > Thanks. This is the dumbest post I've seen in a while... that's crazy. have you ever turned your TV on? they will destroy your geraniums out in the garden... SAME LOGIC. get your head out of your a.s. >> What's the consensus on this? I have talked to several people at work >> who considered buying a Prius but backed out because they felt the [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > This is the dumbest post I've seen in a while... > What's the consensus on this? I have talked to several people at work > who considered buying a Prius but backed out because they felt the [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > ever been addressed by Toyota or other defenders of the environment? > Thanks. 100K lifespan.... WTF... You may want to go here and scroll down to the last image at the bottom of the page. http://john1701a.com/prius/owners/jesse4.htm Once you get over that image please go to the home page http://john1701a.com/ and read up there is some very good information about the car there. |
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