100 mpg plug-in/solar/hybrid

By David Levinson on June 10, 2008 10:57 AM | 1 Comment

From the Rocky Mountain News, the National Renewable Energy Lab tested a souped up Prius that gets 100 mpg:Lab drives car to 100 mpg

Press release here
It is modified to be plug-in with supplementary roof-top solar panels. For the first 60 miles it averages 100 mpg (and then needs recharging to maintain that rate.

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fpteditors | June 11, 2008 11:47 AM

Better cars => more sprawl. We do not have enough time before the methane releases from the arctic sea to be distracted with this non-solution.

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