... And of course public transport - being large and heavy - causes a great deal more road damage per vehicle-mile. If ridership is high, less damage per...
... "Many" -- do you have a citation that shows "many", please? The U.S. government made it very easy for people to get SUVs cheap -- "gas guzzler tax"? Where?...
... The point of using the < and > are so that you do not have to copy and paste; the < and > work to keep the URL clickable for many email clients and ...
Linda, Go to http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymodel/bymakemodelNF.shtml You'll have there, "many" gas guzzling cars to choose from that require a
gas guzzler...
... I'm quite familiar with fueleconomy.gov, Cap, thanks anyway. The link you gave doesn't actually tell me what cars get less than 22.5MPG combined. It ...
Sometime ago, I read how to open the smartkey fob to replaced the battery. It seemed fairly simple and obvious. Until now when I need to do it. Nothing in the...
Hello there! I hope everyone is happy and healthy in the new year! This Winter has started with a bang for us in the Pacific Northwest. We had two weeks of...
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/FEG/info.shtml#guzzler What is the Gas Guzzler Tax? "The Energy Tax Act of 1978 established a Gas Guzzler Tax on the sale of new...
... that held a fractional amount of oil, unless they expect everyone to go to a place that provides bulk oil and can thus easily provide whatever quantity...
... We had two weeks of snow and ice and are now blessed with lots of rain. No, I am not complaining. I know a lot of you are in areas where the weather is...
Try http://www.vfaq.net/mods/keyfob.html gggGary from Wisconsin Sometime ago, I read how to open the smartkey fob to replaced the battery. It seemed fairly...
... For the most part, with very few exceptions, fuel consumption is proportional to the weight, and therefore, proportional to fuel consumption. I'll bet if...
Hi Bruce, What is the location that you pulled the plastic from? I am wondering whether you might have removed a piece of the plastic sheathing that covers...
EV & Hybrid News including End of Life Approaching for Many Prius Battery Packs <http://electricandhybridcars.com/index.php/pages/electriccarnews.html> End of...
The Colorado proposal isn't the gas guzzler tax. You can't extrapolate what might happen in that state to what's already happened in the rest of the nation. ...
... I really HATE these articles with disingenuous titles. The article in question actually states that Prius batteries are proving more robust than anyone...
... battery. It seemed fairly simple and obvious. Until now when I need to do it. I hadn't read through the "Another dumb question" thread, because he said he...
... down. I've ... four ... Mine are eight months older (May 2004) and I too had been thinking it was time to change--occasional beep and the key sign in the...
After driving 100 miles my indicated mpg is 50+ mpg (ambient temp in the 50-60 degree F range), so I am going to declare victory and say that 0W-20 makes a...
... Amen. I can remember the constant statement, in the early days of home computers, of "mean time before failure". Some components would last 5 minutes (or...
... And what do _you_ do with that extra half quart? You may save it for your next oil change, but I bet your dealer doesn't, and the local mechanic doesn't,...
... * That would be more accurate if it read: "End of GUARANTEE Approaching for SOME Prius Battery Packs" They might want to comment that the guarantee on the...
Patrick, Bill and others, The plastic piece was approximately in the very center of the car. It was hanging down about two inches from the road, attached by a...
Is it possible that you picked this plastic up in the snow from some detritus left behind by another vehicle? Patrick's thought that it might be the HV sheath...
Folks, I don't post here often, but I find this group friendly and helpful. My husband's 2004 Prius has a dead battery, most likely the 12V battery. His car is...
Ah, not a bad problem. But I think you may be asking the wrong question. A battery booster or small battery charger is all that is needed, open the hood and...
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