Re: Green vehicles of 2007

My Yaris has been getting hella good gas mileage... and it is non hybrid...

I think I have actually been getting over the listed mpg....


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> "Dori A Schmetterling" <info@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> Doesn't pass any So What? test.
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>> No analysis of fleet make-up and total energy cost.
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>> The Toyota Prius is particularly good at salving rich Hollywood stars' 
>> consciences.
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>> A friend has one.  Not that fuel efficient.
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>> DAS
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> Not that fuel efficient compared to what?
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> I don't have a Prius, yet, but three of my friends do.  None live in 
> Hollywood.  They all love their Priuses and are very happy with the gas 
> mileage.  They get 45 to 53 in town, where they would normally get, at 
> best, in the upper 20's with an economy car.  We have a lot of l-o-n-g 
> stoplights here and a car that recaptures braking energy and doesn't
idle 
> saves a LOT of fuel.
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> And they're happy with the highway fuel economy but the improvement is
not 
> as impressive - they typically get 45-48 on the highway and a Corolla, 
> driven reasonably, might achieve low 40's.
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>>>A good summary of the 12 best and worst green vehicles.
>>> http://www.greenercars.com/bestof.html
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>>> In the best list it's all Asian makes.  Most here know who they are!
>>> In the worst Mercedes has 4 places and Chrysler has 2, giving DC 50%
of
>>> the worst vehicles.
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