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Prius-toric Team achieves 110 mpg in Toyota Prius		09 Aug 2005	Daily Grist
Prius-toric Team achieves 110 mpg in Toyota Prius If you thought fuel efficiency was cool, wait 'til you meet ... Xtreme fuel efficiency! Rawk! Ahem. A team of five oddly obsessive middle-aged American men, seeking to break the unofficial mileage record set in Japan, recently drove a factory Toyota Prius 1,397 miles on one tank of gas, spending two days circling around one 15- ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, fuel efficiency, hybrids, news, placemaking, Prius (all these topics)

Big Mellow Taxi Meet the world's first hybrid-cab driver	Brendan Sainsbury	02 Aug 2005	Main Dish
Like any self-respecting cabbie, Andrew Grant has a talent for small talk. But when the conversation turns to his prized 2004 Toyota Prius, things get a bit more animated. Andrew Grant. "Gave Cameron Diaz a lift once," he says matter-of-factly, leading me toward the Vancouver curb where the curvaceous car is parked. "Oh, yeah? What did she say?" "She said, 'This is nothing, I' ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, placemaking, Prius, public transportation, Vancouver (all these topics)

Hail the Cabs! Hybrid taxis to hit the streets of New York City this fall		27 Jul 2005	Daily Grist
Hail the Cabs! Hybrid taxis to hit the streets of New York City this fall Six different hybrid models will debut in New York City's taxi fleet this fall, thanks to a recent vote by the city's Taxi and Limousine Commission. Some commissioners had previously expressed reservations about the leg room (or lack thereof) in hybrids, but after test drives, one termed Toyota' ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, New York, news, placemaking, public transportation (all these topics)

Another Prius sighting They're everywhere!	Chris Schults	13 Jul 2005	Gristmill
I can't go outside anymore in Seattle without seeing a Toyota Prius -- actually make that several. To escape the onslaught, I ducked into a movie theater this past weekend to watch War of the Worlds. Just as I was thinking it would be just me, Tom, Dakota and a few alien friends, Mr. Prius showed up on the big screen to remind me that he's watching me. Is there no escape!?
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, green living, hybrids, movies, Prius (all these topics)

How to sell a Prius Harder than it looks?	David Roberts	24 Jun 2005	Gristmill
We're constantly hearing about how insanely popular the Toyota Prius is -- the celebrities, the cachet, the waiting lists. Is it possible that said popularity is just a blue state phenomenon? I ask because we recently got an email from a reader, Linda, who's having trouble selling hers. No, really! My husband received an international assignment so we are moving to Belgium. We have decided to sell my beloved 2004 Prius. I live in Pocatello, Id ...
Topics: business, cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, Prius (all these topics)

Electric cars spark debate Friedman drives home the geo-green point.	Andy Brett	20 Jun 2005	Gristmill
Last Thursday, Tom Friedman again returned to his geo-green pulpit. Citing the Set America Free coalition, Friedman asserts that the solutions to our foreign oil addiction (and 500 miles to the gallon of gasoline) are 'already here.' Sounding remarkably similar to a Max Boot column in the LA Times (mentioned here on Gristmill in March), Friedman advocates the two-pronged approach of electric plug-in vehicles and flex-fuel vehicles. These powers combined result in 500 mpg ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles (all these topics)

"Hybrid Veterans for Truth"? Are there problems with the Prius?	Chip Giller	02 Jun 2005	Gristmill
Tucked into the business sections of newspapers today is this story: The feds are investigating claims that Toyoto Prius engines may unexpectedly stall out at highway speeds. The development may be but a hiccup interruption for Toyota, as the automaker continues to press its green advantage on American consumers while American automakers stand pat (or worse) on fuel efficiency. After all, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has received only 33 complaints ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, green living, hybrids, Prius (all these topics)

Oh What a Feeling! Toyota to build Camry hybrids at U.S. plant		18 May 2005	Daily Grist
Oh What a Feeling! Toyota to build Camry hybrids at U.S. plant Toyota announced plans yesterday to begin production of a new hybrid Camry model at a Kentucky plant, marking the Japanese automaker's first foray into hybrid production in North America. With Camry sales tops in the U.S. last year and the company's hybrid Prius selling used for higher than sticker price, ...
Topics: business, cars, consumerism, electric vehicles, hybrids, Kentucky, news, placemaking (all these topics)

Cutting the Accord Buying a Prius has benefits, but don't forget the costs.	Clark Williams-Derry	16 May 2005	Gristmill
A reader of the Cascadia Scorecard Weblog had this question: What do we think about this piece of advice from the May-June Sierra Club magazine's "Hey Mr. Green" column?Hey Mr. Green, What's best for the environment, continuing to drive my perfectly fine 1990 Honda Accord, or trading it in for a new gas-sipping Prius? -- Heath in Los Angeles Well, Mr. Green hates to say this because you might be bonded to your trusty old Accord, but she burns twice ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, Prius (all these topics)

Land of Millikin Honey Green-car blogger Mike Millikin answers readers' questions		06 May 2005	Daily Grist

Topics: bikes, business, cars, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, hybrids, InterActivist, interview, politics, Prius, public transportation (all these topics)

Land of Millikin Honey Mike Millikin, publisher of green-car blog, answers readers' questions		06 May 2005	InterActivist
Mike Millikin of Green Car Congress. In your opinion, what's the most promising path for future cars? Fuel cells? Biodiesel? Electric? What's the most important thing the average person can do to reduce the impact of their motoring?�� -- Matt Weiser, Sacramento, Calif. Short- to medium-term: Plug-in hybrids with a downsized diesel or alternative/biofuels fuel-combustion engine component. Lo ...
Topics: bikes, business, cars, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, hybrids, InterActivist, interview, politics, Prius, public transportation (all these topics)

Got Millikin? Mike Millikin, publisher of green-car blog, answers Grist's questions		02 May 2005	InterActivist
Mike Millikin. What work do you do? I am the publisher/writer of Green Car Congress, a site covering technologies, issues, and policies for sustainable mobility. What does your organization do? What, in a perfect world, would constitute "mission accomplished"? My mission is to build a company that offers a portfolio of media products providing detailed technical, practical business and produ ...
Topics: bikes, business, cars, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, hybrids, InterActivist, interview, politics, Prius, public transportation (all these topics)

A Prius With Mayo, Hold the Mayo Fledgling California bill calls for new sales outlets for hybrids		13 Apr 2005	Daily Grist
A Prius With Mayo, Hold the Mayo Fledgling California bill calls for new sales outlets for hybrids Ever wished you could get a five-pound jar of mayonnaise and a Toyota Prius at the same convenient location? Uh, let us explain. California drivers are crazy for hybrids; dealerships in the state have months-long waiting lists, presumably becau ...
Topics: California, cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, news, placemaking, politics, Prius, renewable energy, shopping (all these topics)

Hybrids tested and reviewed -- Wired style	Chris Schults	23 Mar 2005	Gristmill
Thinking about buying a hybrid car? Paul A. Eisenstein, founder of TheCarConnection.com, write's up the results of Wired's road tests of the following vehicles: Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid Ford Escape Hybrid Honda Accord Hybrid Honda Civic Hybrid Honda Insight Lexus Rx 400h Toyota Prius Toyota Highlander Hybrid They drove them down city streets, up freeway on-ramps, and along the tight twists of a mountain road. They judged the cars on acceleration, maneuverab ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, Prius (all these topics)

Diesel or hybrid? How about both?	Chris Schults	22 Mar 2005	Gristmill
Wired News has reported that General Motors, DaimlerChrysler, and Ford are working on diesel-hybrid prototypes. According to Charlie Freese, executive engineering director at GM Powertrain: ... many factors that make diesel engines more efficient include operating unthrottled and more efficient oxidizing of fuel. Diesel engines also have a higher compression ratio, and the heavier diesel fuel has a higher energy density ... diesel and hybrid technologies have synergi ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, hybrids (all these topics)

SVO Speedwagon On hybrids vs. veggie-oil cars	Umbra Fisk	14 Mar 2005	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, I currently drive a 2002 Toyota Prius that gets about 40 to 42 miles per gallon on the highway, which is where most of my driving takes place. However, I've recently become enamored with biodiesel vehicles, and specifically with straight vegetable oil (SVO) vehicles. I'm interested in investing in an SVO system fueled by, hopefully, recycled oil from local restaurants. I've looked into your column archives, and i ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, biofuels, cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, placemaking, Prius (all these topics)

Be Cool -- eventually	David Roberts	12 Mar 2005	Gristmill
I saw Be Cool last night. It's the sequel to Get Shorty, and as you would expect, it's not nearly as good. But there are enough spirited, funny moments -- mainly involving bit characters played by The Rock and Andre 3000 -- to make it worth the price of admission. Barely. One of the running jokes in Get Shorty was that Chili Palmer (apparently the only character John Travolta plays well) got stuck with a minivan. After he becomes a successful movie producer ...
Topics: cars, celebrity, electric vehicles, hybrids, movies (all these topics)

Fareed on hybrids	David Roberts	04 Mar 2005	Gristmill
I'm a huge fan of Fareed Zakaria, who's both one of the most insightful political commentators around and one of the best repeat guests on the Daily Show. I don't find his column on hybrid cars to be his best work, but it does fall within this blog's purview, so I'm gonna link it anyway. Basically, Zakaria says that we could, with concerted effort, exceed Kyoto CO2 emissions targets and break our dependence on foreign oil purely through hybrids (no ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, hybrids (all these topics)

To Share, Perchance to Drive On renting hybrids and sharing cars	Umbra Fisk	22 Feb 2005	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, Do you know of any car-rental companies that offer hybrids? I have heard of a bunch in environmentally friendly California, but my quick search in the Boston area has turned up nil. With high gas prices, I think I'm brewing up a new campaign! Jean Dorchester, Mass. Dearest Jean, An environmentally focused rental group, EV Rental Cars, has joined forces with a big-name rental company, Budget, t ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, placemaking, Prius (all these topics)

New Ford hybrid SUV	David Roberts	09 Feb 2005	Gristmill
Ford recently announced their second hybrid SUV, the Mariner. What I'm saying is, when's the hybrid minivan coming? There's got to be a huge market, no? Take me, for instance. As the patriarch of a growing clan of resource-sucking, overpopulation-contributing children, a minivan looms large in my future. I'd love to be able to show-off my eco-credentials while porting around my clan and their inevitable sports gear, musical instruments, academic awards, etc. My god, I ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, hybrids (all these topics)

Hybrid ceiling?	David Roberts	04 Feb 2005	Gristmill
Interesting. �J.D. Power and Associates has released a report saying that the market for hybrids will top out at a 3% share in 2010, primarily due to the three or four thousand dollar premium consumers have to pay above a comparably non-hybrid. �Green Car Congress has some reflections.
Topics: business, cars, electric vehicles, hybrids (all these topics)

The Altima Sacrifice Nissan CEO not happy about making new hybrid Altima		02 Feb 2005	Daily Grist
The Altima Sacrifice Nissan CEO not happy about making new hybrid Altima Automaker Nissan is releasing its first hybrid model, a version of its Altima sedan, next year, but it doesn't have to like it. In a speech at the National Automobile Dealers Association convention in New Orleans, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said hybrids aren't profitable enough ...
Topics: business, cars, climate change adaptation, electric vehicles, hybrids, placemaking, Prius, United States (all these topics)

Plug-in Play Enterprising hybrid owners tinker to get better mileage		28 Jan 2005	Daily Grist
Plug-in Play Enterprising hybrid owners tinker to get better mileage Hybrid vehicles have been touted as the Next Big Thing in efficient transportation. So what's the Next Next Big Thing? Maybe hybrids with a twist. A handful of engineering students at the University of California at Davis and other mechanically inclined greens have been tinkering with existing hybrids to boo ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, green living, hybrids, placemaking, United States (all these topics)

Of Motion and Emotion	Clark Williams-Derry	25 Jan 2005	Gristmill
I seem to have touched a nerve: it seems that more people had an opinion about my posts on the Cascadia Scorecard weblog discussing the Prius and the potential benefits of hybrid SUVs than about anything I'd written before. My question is: why?To recap:� in the first post I argue that, for someone choosing between an inexpensive-but-pretty-efficient car and a super-efficient-but-more-expensive Prius, the cheaper car might be the more environmentally soun ...
Topics: cars, consumerism, electric vehicles, green living, Prius (all these topics)

The little engine that could? Hm.	Clark Williams-Derry	21 Jan 2005	Gristmill
Over the last two days, a question has circulated around the NEW office, asked by green architect and NEW friend Rob Harrison. His quandary: Which car should he buy to replace an automobile that was totalled? He's narrowed his choices to four -- a super-efficient Toyota Prius, a VW or Subaru station wagon, or a 1992 Honda Accord -- and is weighing factors including price, reliability, safety, utility, and environmental performance. I can't claim any special ex ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, Prius (all these topics)

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