"Gas Tax Vacation" is it a good idea?

[xeroinfinity]

Originally Posted by BNaylor

I'm thinking Japanese car that starts with the letter "H". And not the hybrid variety either.

Yeah Bob the Hybrids are not all bad.
Our Pruis is gets around 80mpg, mostly highway though.

Gas is still $3.85 today

[BNaylor]

Originally Posted by xeroinfinity

Yeah Bob the Hybrids are not all bad.
Our Pruis is gets around 80mpg, mostly highway though.

Gas is still $3.85 today

Thats interesting JC. For for how long? I heard the Honda hybrids don't do that well.

Obvious the gas prices are not going to drop any time soon. I'm at $3.49 per gal regular unleaded as of today. That is for top tier gas like Chevron. A temporary freeze on the federal and state excise taxes will probably be worthless.

[xeroinfinity]

Originally Posted by BNaylor

Thats interesting JC. For for how long? I heard the Honda hybrids don't do that well.

Obvious the gas prices are not going to drop any time soon. I'm at $3.49 per gal regular unleaded as of today. That is for top tier gas like Chevron. A temporary freeze on the federal and state excise taxes will probably be worthless.

Since Last year , it was upgraded with some new software and I think 1-2 batterys were added... and that is with my wife driving. In town it gets about 45-50 mpg. When I drive it , it gets way less.

Personaly, I dont screw with it! Something about batterys & gasoline= exploding comes to mind, plus its still under warranty.

I still say you can make an electric car that never needs charged from an external sorce. Totaly make its own electricity and then some , cant be that difficult IMO.... ..... my next project.


ps- gas did drop here to $3.75 this after noon.

[xeroinfinity]

Ok my wife informed me how she gets that good of MPG.

2 things, she uses mid grade fuel and she keeps it between 1000-1500 rpms and watching the energy conserve screen.... who has time for all that. lol



ps- our prius also has the "elctric only kit", which under 35mph runs on battery power only, untill gas power is needed.