I was mainly putting out the "We have met the enemy and they is us" post.
Up until this summer, the Prius and other hybrids were niche cars selling to people who cared more about the environment than about cost, like one of Wife's coworkers at the Nature Center. Even with orders in hand, Toyota hasn't been able to ramp up production to meet demand. And now people are post-market modifying them for plug-in use, because the factory model isn't efficient enough . . .
I get over 30 mpg on highway driving. And drive 3000-4000 miles per year. Boosting that mileage to 60 or even 100 mpg would save how many gallons of gas? For how much additional first cost?
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Date: 2008-11-19 03:45 pm (UTC)Up until this summer, the Prius and other hybrids were niche cars selling to people who cared more about the environment than about cost, like one of Wife's coworkers at the Nature Center. Even with orders in hand, Toyota hasn't been able to ramp up production to meet demand. And now people are post-market modifying them for plug-in use, because the factory model isn't efficient enough . . .
I get over 30 mpg on highway driving. And drive 3000-4000 miles per year. Boosting that mileage to 60 or even 100 mpg would save how many gallons of gas? For how much additional first cost?