All I wanted was an oil change

So I got into the Prius this morning to take it to the mechanics.
(Yes, I know. Real Men, and Real Women, change their own oil. Well, I do too — on the lawnmowers. I just prefer to have people who have more expertise than I do the maintenance on the cars I and my family [...]

High voltage

So let’s see if I’ve got this right…
GM claims 230 MPG for its Volt plug-in hybrid, coming in 2010.
Of course that number is fairly meaningless. If you never drive more than 40 miles before a recharge, you won’t burn any gas at all. On long highway trips I’ve seen estimates of about 60 MPG.
Suppose [...]

Synergy

I counted this morning when I parked my car at Jefferson Lab. There were about 40 cars in the near end of the parking lot I used, and of those, five (including mine) were Priuses.
Proof if proof were needed I’m driving a nerdmobile.