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Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by Danny, Apr 21, 2009.

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  1. Danny

    Danny Admin/Founder
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    Come Join us on PriusChat for a special Earth Day Live Chat with Toyota Prius Product Manager, Doug Coleman. The live chat will begin at 7:30pm EDT / 4:30pm PDT. If you're not a registered PriusChat member, don't worry, you don't need to be. Just follow the on-screen promptings to join the chat. Registered members, please use the same nickname in the chat as you do on the forums. This is going to be a Q&A session regarding the 2010 Prius, so feel free to submit your questions once the live chat begins. We'll try to cover as many of them as possible. See you at 7:30 EDT / 4:30 PDT on Earth Day, April 22nd!
     
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    Any word yet on pricing?
     
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    Not yet, but hopefully we'll have that information by the time the live chat begins tomorrow.
     
    #3 Danny, Apr 21, 2009
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    TonyPSchaefer Your Friendly Moderator
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    "Don't be jealous that I've been chatting with Doug Coleman all day."

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    I'll be at work so I'll miss out on the Live chat, will you be able to post a copy of that chat transcript when it's done? :)
     
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    Yes, I'll have it up.
     
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  7. Danny

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    Great, just great.

    It starts at 7:30 EDT and 4:30 PDT but apparently doesn't start at all in CST.
     
    #8 TonyPSchaefer, Apr 21, 2009
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    Going to see if I can work early to participate.
     
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    Heh, Heh..flyover country ( j/k )...:peace:
     
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    I'd suggest checking in about 6:30 pm, Tony. Just in case...
     
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    lol
     
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  14. Rae Vynn

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    I got here too late for my comment/question to be asked... but it was great reading through the chat transcript! :)
    Doug and the Prius Team are certainly a very class act! Thank you for all the information you provide.
     
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    My question was left unanswered, hope to see it somewhere for the Prius Team to replay to.
     
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    mmhmm. Perhaps you could transcript that and make it a Q&A "interview"
     
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    That was awesome, thanks for participating, everyone! A special big thanks to Toyota and Doug Coleman!

    The full chat will remain on the chat page - PriusChat Earth Day Chat | PriusChat

    If I didn't get a chance to publish your question after the chat ended, please re-ask it in this thread and we'll see about getting the Prius Team to take a look at it.
     
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    Here is my question:

    The original plan with the solar panels was to have them charge the battery, right? The problem was it emitted electrical noise. Is there any improvement to this? Will we see this in the future?

    Thank you,
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    #18 smartalec89, Apr 22, 2009
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    Thanks for that Danny and Doug. I didn't ask this because it's not a question, but:

    On packaging: The one thing available on the 2010 Prius that appeals to me is the radar cruise control and lane-keeping assist. But I won't buy leather. And I don't want the other high-end options like NAV.

    I'd encourage Toyota to offer a "safety package" which would have all the safety-related options and no others. That's essentially what my 2004 Package 6 was, though I had to accept HID headlights, which I didn't want (to me it's not a safety feature to blind on-coming drivers) and SKS, which I didn't want but was immediately delighted with.
     
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    I had a few questions that weren't answered in the chat...

    I noticed that the level III and higher include a JBL stereo with 6-disc CD changer, satellite radio & bluetooth; however, the navigation package also includes the JBL stereo, but with a 4-disc CD changer, satellite radio and bluetooth, in addition to the nav and back up camera. If the nav package is only offered on III or higher levels, why would the nav package include stereo and bluetooth? If you already have a 6-disc CD changer and bluetooth, why pay $1800 more for a 4-disc CD changer and bluetooth? Why not just make the nav package about nav and the back up camera be standard? Do I really have to pay $1800 just to get navigation and then downgrade my CD changer?

    Also, I noticed that you cannot get the solar roof package and the advanced technology package. Why? I really wanted to get both packages, but they are not available together. My whole purpose of getting a 2010 is because of all of the new features, such as a solar roof and the advanced technolog, but now I can only get one or the other. Why did Toyota decide to go that route? Why not offer a package with everything?
     
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