One Tankful for 1,000 Miles in a Prius

In the best tradition of crisis-is-opportunity, some very creative people have taken it upon themselves to take up the challenge of putting together fuel efficient cars. The hybrids are emerging. The evidence is this Prius:

“…”This is really happening — now. Electric vehicles are finally hitting the mainstream,” said the Woodinville resident, who owns an early Toyota all-electric vehicle. Last week he became the first private citizen in the state with a commercially — versus experimentally — modified hybrid Prius with a lithium battery pack. The pack boosts the miles the car can run on electricity only, he says.

“I can go 1,000 miles on a regular (10-gallon) tank of gas,” Davids said of the Prius. “The gas gauge hardly seems to move.”"

link: High-tech vehicles growing more common in region

Things like groceries, medical bills, college tuition, fuel costs defy the notion of ‘what goes up must come down’. The fluctuations in the price of crude oil often are not reflected in changes at the local gas station. Sometimes, the more fuel efficient cars, like the Ford Fiesta ECOnetic, are not sold in the United States. Innovative people like Dan Davids are not waiting and are creating solutions on their own.

Kudos to Dan Davids and imaginative people like him.

Catherine Forsythe