Electric AC Compressor in Dixie

What's that I said, Bob?

"my profile"? WTF are you talking about?

STILL no answer to that one, Bob?

Are you saying the Prius does not source its power entirely from gasoline? Is that what you mean by "gasser"?

What source of energy does the Prius use, then?

And you said "the Prius A/C compressor doesn't have any seals". That's way, WAY different than the truth.

Makes one wonder about your pretty charts and graphs.

No, Bob, the question was "what do you mean by "gasser" and how is a "gasser" different from the Prius?

The sole source of energy for the Prius is gasoline. How is that different from what you call a "gasser"? How is the Prius not a "gasser"?

The Prius most certainly isn't an electric car.

What do you mean by "gasser"?

Tell us all what characteristics of a car make it not a "gasser"?

Oh, I get it--you'll just make things up out of thin air when it suits you.

It's a nice fantasy world you live in, Bob.

What differentiates a hybrid electric car, which uses gasoline as its sole source of energy, from a "gasser"?

The Prius uses gasoline as its sole source of energy. That makes it a "gasser", right?

A "gasser" uses gasoline--right?

What differentiates a hybrid electric car, which uses gasoline as its sole source of energy, from a "gasser"?

The ability to capture kinetic energy.

Uh, gasoline is not it's sole source of energy. That's why it is a hybrid.

He can look it up in a dictionary if he doesn't understand.

dude...the SOLE source of energy put into the Prius is gasoline.

If I'm wrong, please tell me--what OTHER source of energy does the Prius use?

psssst--the answer isn't "electricity". The MG/battery system is used to MANAGE the energy that's provided by the gasoline. But since no electricity is put into the battery system from the outside--since the ONLY source of energy put into the Prius is gasoline--it's every bit the "gasser" that any other gas-only car is.

How many other Prius owners are so stupid as to think they have an electric car?