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- Apr 12, 2000
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Anyone catch the news on Al Gore's son getting clocked at 105 mph on I-5 by an Orange County sheriff's deputy?
Perhaps most surprising (other than I-5 in OC is usually a traffic jam), it was in a Toyota Prius! The follow-up story:
Who says the Prius can't get out of its own way?
Al Gore III's alleged 100-mph jaunt alters perceptions of 'wimpy' hybrid cars.
By Dan Neil, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer, July 6, 2007
Toyota says that the Prius is speed-limited to 103 mph to avoid depleting the battery. "It can go 103 mph indefinitely" on gasoline. Also, the Prius has a low 0.26 coefficient of drag, low "rolling resistance" tires and weighs only 2,932 pounds.
Not really new stuff, but now street-credible. Maybe clever marketing by Toyota? And good 'green' advertising, getting more people to consider high fuel-efficiency vehicles?
Perhaps most surprising (other than I-5 in OC is usually a traffic jam), it was in a Toyota Prius! The follow-up story:
Who says the Prius can't get out of its own way?
Al Gore III's alleged 100-mph jaunt alters perceptions of 'wimpy' hybrid cars.
By Dan Neil, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer, July 6, 2007
Toyota says that the Prius is speed-limited to 103 mph to avoid depleting the battery. "It can go 103 mph indefinitely" on gasoline. Also, the Prius has a low 0.26 coefficient of drag, low "rolling resistance" tires and weighs only 2,932 pounds.
Not really new stuff, but now street-credible. Maybe clever marketing by Toyota? And good 'green' advertising, getting more people to consider high fuel-efficiency vehicles?