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Re: Toyota's production to PLUMMET 4.5% this year (welcome to #1)
And, then (any) OEM can get news like this.
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5...jfcPz6i3Z4N0iQ
Quote:
Blaze curbs production at Nippon Steel plant: officials
3 hours ago
TOKYO (AFP) — A fire blazed for more than 12 hours Tuesday at a plant of Nippon Steel Corp., forcing Japan's largest steelmaker to suspend some production for automakers during a period of tight supply, officials said.
No one was injured in the blaze that broke out at the the company's fourth largest plant in Kitakyushu in Japan's southern island of Kyushu, officials said.
Black fumes continued to spew and small fires spurted from the charred plant after the main blaze was put out, as nearly 30 fire trucks waited outside, a police spokesman said.
He said fumes were expected to continue for more than a day but that carbon monoxide levels were low and would not pose a risk for residents.
Nippon Steel said it stopped its coal furnace and some of its production lines, and was assessing the damage.
"The basic coal furnace has stopped, so in terms of production the impact is very large," company spokesman Hiroshi Nakashima said.
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In regards to the VOLT
With a typical annual driving pattern < totaling 11,390 miles - including three 450 mile trips and a bunch of 40 mile plus per days > and assuming you only charge <once > per overnight:
Vehicle ……………… Gallons per year
Volt ………………….. 37
Prius ………………… 228
30 MPG car ………… 380
20 MPG car ………… 570
Dave G.
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