Posted in Prius, environment on May 27th, 2009
There are those who will argue for days that the toll the Prius takes on the environment is greater than a non-hybrid powered car. They argue that the resources and materials it takes to create the hybrid system, more importantly the nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH) battery pack, is very harmful to mother earth. Well we will [...]
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Posted in Accessories, MPG on May 13th, 2009
Every Prius comes from the factory with Low Rolling Resistance tires. They handle like crap but their job is to provide less resistance than a regular tire and in turn increase gas mileage. But what do you do when it is time to replace these tires? DO you bite the bullet and shell out a [...]
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Posted in MPG, Misc, Prius on May 13th, 2009
Ever been stuck in traffic only to see a bunch of yuppies zooming by you in the car pool lane? Actually it’s not always yuppies; sometimes you get a nice face-wash of motorcycle exhaust. There they go, those little ugly hybrid cars, sporting a little yellow sticker like some sort of medal. Well, those who [...]
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