[Plantagenet]

You don't see a lot of Prius cars or other hybrid vehicles here in Alaska.....the local vehicle of choice is the pick-up truck and the SUV.

When I see a Prius, I always think it looks kinda reedy and small.

But if it will go 100 mph I might have to look at buying one!!!!!

[azreal60]

*Sigh*

So, the point of this story is?

Other than to poke at people who venerate al gore, I mean, really, what's the point?

[I_Like_Plants]

Nope the Prius is a mid-sized car and it has some get up and go.

Funny thing is, if you do a pedal-to-the-firewall acceleration, it will sort of pause and "gather itself" before accelerating, some find this annoying, I see it as like a horse, gathering itself before a jump etc.

Sadly, no matter how much you drive like a hippy grandma most of the time, driving in US traffic requires some 'aggro" at times.

[The_Toecutter]

http://www.rotten.com/library/bio/black-sheep/al-gore-iii/


While I'm not surprised, I am very disgusted that everyone's personal information has been made so public these days. It's public enough for you or I or anyone on the internet to get information on anyone with just their name. In this case, folks have already done research on Al Gore II, given he's the son of someone who's high profile. This above was linked from one of those blogs.

Information of this sort used to be limited to the individual cities, counties, and states from which it originated which greatly enhanced a person's privacy. But the Federal Government and the corporates just wouldn't have us all enjoying a degree of privacy any longer...

[PrairieMule]

If a tree falls in the woods after a 100mph collison with a Al Gore III's Prius, and the press is not around to hear it-does a pundit make a sound?

[Plantagenet]

Is a hybrid still considered "earth-friendly" if its going 100 mph, or is it emitting amounts of pollution similar to a truck or SUV going 55mph?

[Plantagenet]

"The hybrid hot rod"

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me ... ome-center

Police say the hybrid was actually going 105 mph.

[Plantagenet]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('The_Toecutter', 'I')nformation of this sort used to be limited to the individual cities, counties, and states from which it originated which greatly enhanced a person's privacy. .

[I_Like_Plants]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Plantagenet', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('The_Toecutter', 'I')nformation of this sort used to be limited to the individual cities, counties, and states from which it originated which greatly enhanced a person's privacy. .

[Plantagenet]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('I_Like_Plants', ' ')You think this is still 1982 or something.

[I_Like_Plants]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Plantagenet', '
')The U.S. doesn't have secret courts, secret detention and secret trials of US citizens.....the U.S. constitution mandates that all legal and judicial proceedings done openly in public in order to protect US citizens from government abuse.

[The_Toecutter]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I')s a hybrid still considered "earth-friendly" if its going 100 mph, or is it emitting amounts of pollution similar to a truck or SUV going 55mph?

[Plantagenet]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('The_Toecutter', '
')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')he U.S. doesn't have secret courts, secret detention and secret trials of US citizens.....

[Plantagenet]

The Prius has a built in "governor" that stops it from going any faster then 112 mph, and the highest speed that professional auto testers get from it is 105 mph.....exactly the same as Al Gore, Jr. got.

http://www.slate.com/id/2169925/

[I_Like_Plants]

On the radio they said 103 is the limit.

Who knows, I think I may have touched 80 once....

[Ronny88]

Hey there,

I am looking to buy my first hybrid car, but have really no idea about where to go for the best infromation. Frankly, the more general the information, the better - as I really have no clue what I'm doing! The only resource on hybrids and other fuel-efficient cars that I've found that is as general as I would like is http://fuelfriendlycars.com but I would like some other hybrid car resources as well. Any suggestions? Thanks -

Ronny

[Tanada]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ronny88', 'H')ey there,

I am looking to buy my first hybrid car, but have really no idea about where to go for the best infromation. Frankly, the more general the information, the better - as I really have no clue what I'm doing! The only resource on hybrids and other fuel-efficient cars that I've found that is as general as I would like is http://fuelfriendlycars.com but I would like some other hybrid car resources as well. Any suggestions? Thanks -

Ronny

[WisJim]

One of the top hybrid car dealers is in LaCrosse, WI:
link
Personally, I like the Honda Insight (best overall gas mileage), or the Toyota Prius. The larger hybrids, hybrid trucks, and SUVs are all pretty much a joke.

A good site on fuel efficient vehicles: link
Our 2000 Chevy Metro gets 40 to 50 mpg, and isn't a hybrid. My son has a 1992 Honda VX (also not a hybrid), and his average is approaching 50mpg, for long term average. Of course, the car companies don't make either of these cars any more, only ones with poorer fuel efficiency. Just considering dollars and cents (sense), an older small car is a better investment than a new hybrid.

[Blacksmith]

The thing that makes me warry of hybrids is the fact they are :

(1) Geared to stop and go traffic.

(2) Have batteries that will in three to four years require replacing at some cost.

Personally I would rather see desiels with some of the innovations used on hybrids.