PHILADELPHIA, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine a 300 horsepower convertible that gets over 60 miles per gallon. Imagine a car that accelerates from zero to sixty...
First off I would like to ask anyone that made it to the Tour De Sol to report back with details on how the event went :) My second question is, is anyone...
TdS was a lot of fun. We turned 69.3 mpg in the '04 on the way out from Westborough; had 70mpg on the MFD in Bratleboro VT, but then the crawl over the Green...
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Maybe this will catch on :) May 20, 2005 Connecticut Adding 575 Hybrids and AltFuel Vehicles to Fleet AP. The state of Connecticut is adding 575 hybrid and...
Hello MA hybrids, Jessica Biegelson here. I'm the Clean Vehicles intern for the Union of Concerned Scientists. I've been researching hybrid vehicles a lot...
Hi MA-Hybrids, I'm hoping someone on this list will have a recommendation for a non-dealer Prius certified machanic. I'd like to think that there are some...
Mark Your Calendars Third Annual AltWheels Transportation Festival Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 17-18, 2005 For information on Sponsoring and Exhibiting click here...
I'm not sure from whom a "Prius Certified" mechanic would actually receive his certification, but it seems unlikely that Toyota/Lexus (or Honda), (or, heck,...
Yes. Craig Van Batenburg from Worcester travels the country giving talks and training independent mechanics on how to repair hybrids. When I crashed my '01...
I'm doing some research and we'll see what comes up. There is an auto school in Worcester that teaches about hybrids. http://www.auto-careers.org/ (the web...
Craig certainly seemed like a competent sort. He was bouncing all over the place at Tour de Sol doing the education thing. Makes me sort of wonder *how* one...
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Make that a burger, fries and a tank full of grease Chicago Tribune By Andrew Martin Tribune national correspondent Published May 28, 2005 EASTHAMPTON, Mass....
someone just notified me of the short plans here: http://priuschat.com/forums/hey-its-time-the-new-englanders-have-a- gathering-vt9961.html basically, a vote...
Bummer. I will be driving my Classic to Desbarats, Ontario (900 miles one way) during both of those weekends. Done this trip 3 times in my '02, so this'll be ...
There's a New England hybrid gathering being planned here: http://priuschat.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=108943 There is a poll vote for the date, either...
Gathering of New England Hybrid Owners info taken from: http://www.priuschat.com/forums/-vp111075.html#111075 Saturday, August 6th, 2005 at 2PM We'll meet at...
Hybrides - I have been trying to spread the word about a new Boston-area group dedicated to fabrication of homebrew and customization of commercial alternative...
Reminder from the Calendar of MA-hybrids http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MA-hybrids/cal Hybrid Gathering at Jordan's Furniture in Natick, MA Saturday August 6,...
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While at the Prius gathering last Saturday in Natick, a few owners said they raised their tire pressure from the recommended 32 (f)-30 (r) to 42-40 to boost...
NESEA, not NASA. Gilles has his own funny pronunciation of that... I think most drivers run 40 or higher in general, especially after reading stuff on the...
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... even ... think ... 32 front/30 rear for a 2005 Prius is too low. Tire pressure as listed in the US 2004 Prius Owner's Manual, page 313: Tire size and...
... No, that was Jim Dunn who mentioned the 50psi, and he does work at a NASA research center. But he did also announce that the NESEA people were there with...
Thanks for the info. There aren't too many gas stations here that have adjustable air pressure hoses and, instead of fighting with my dealer, i may purchase a...
How did the Group do in Pittsburg? Did they achieve their 100 mpT and 100 mpg goals? James P. Dunn CEO and Director NASA NE RTTC Center for Technology...
Consider: electronic tire pressure gauge. I got mine for around $9-14 at Radio Shack, it measures to nearest 1/2psi and is easy to use. That way you don't...
I've been keeping mine at 40/38 and am very pleased. Get very good mileage (45-47 in winter, 50-52 in summer), the car handles very well, and some articles...
I am not an expert. a) My owner's manual says 35 front, 33 rear. I would never, EVER deliberately have my tires LOWER than the owner's manual says. b)...
Makes sense - Higher pressure does seem to reduce rolling resistance somewhat. Has anyone tried low rolling resistance tires? James P. Dunn CEO and Director...
... All US Classic Prius owners, and I think Insight owners as well. The OEM Bridgestone Potenza RE92 tires are supposedly LRR. I'll note that there is no...