Toyota Prius sales soar as the Cash for Clunkers program went into effect. Under the first 80,000 Cash for Clunkers vouchers processed, the new Prius has become the fourth most popular car bought. The amazing thing is that of the ten most popular cars bought under the CARS program, the next generation Prius is the [...]
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Why can’t we get a 50 MPG car? The technology is there yet we cannot seem to break this barrier in the U.S. Over in Europe there are cars such as the Volkswagon Polo and Ford Fiesta that get upwards of 65 MPG. It seems that Electric cars lack in the [...]
Would you Spend $10k to get a 100 MPG Prius?
Posted in Accessories, MPG, Prius on May 27th, 2009
Doubling the gas mileage you get out of Toyota Prius would be nice! Well you can turn your little fuel efficient car in to a hard-core gas sipping, fuel saving beast with the addition of a Hymotion Plug-In kit for the Toyota Prius. The more your Prius can run in EV mode the better your [...]
The Toyota Prius has an Ugly Sister With a Sick Body!
Posted in Accessories, MPG, Prius on May 13th, 2009
Although she may be ugly on the outside, she has a heart of gold! The Prius is a hideous looking little car when sitting next to a Ferrari. But that is not really a fair match up. The hybrid isn’t meant to be gorgeous, its meant to get incredible gas mileage.
You cannot deny the fuel [...]
Buying a car that has had some aerodynamic testing is a smart idea. On the other side of the coin a car with a horrible drag coefficient will get horrible gas mileage!
We all know what drag coefficient is right? Well ok maybe only the geeks and nerds out there know about drag coefficient. According to [...]
Well according to my wife I am a redard! Spell Check it. So I’ve read a story about various City Governments trading in their large sized Ford or GM sedan’s for the goofy little Prius. So I tried to ponder this little gem, “If all the gas guzzling American Taxi’s were magically transformed into Toyota [...]
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 [...]