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I've had the pleasure of driving my sister's gas/electric hybrid Toyota = Prius this past week. Its so cool that I just had to tell somebody about = it. =20 Birding features: 1. 40-50 mpg. Save money on long bird chasing drives. 2. To my knowledge it's the only car you can get in MN which meets the = California SULEV standard (super ultra low emission). Minimize adding to = greenhouse gases which has the potential for dangerous changes in = habitat, food sources, migration patterns, etc. 3. Large windows, front and back for viewing and for holding most large = scope window mounts. 4. Now, for the coolest birding feature: when you pull over and stop at = side of the road, the gas engine automatically shuts off-no noise, = smells, or vibration to disrupt your viewing. Then, when you want to = pull ahead a little for a different viewing angle, the electric motor = silently moves the car-no ignition noise to scare those skittish = shorebirds. Only when you push harder on the accelerator does the gas = engine automatically start up for more power. As long as you move under = 20 mph (depending terrain) and don't accelerate too much, the gas engine = stays off. You can run on just the electric motor for quite awhile with = no engine noise to interfere with hearing what's singing along the = roadside. =20 Mike Engh Wayzata ------_=_NextPart_001_01C2E4D1.41ACC658 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} span.EmailStyle17 {font-family:Arial; color:windowtext;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple> <div class=3DSection1> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>I've had the pleasure of driving my sister's = gas/electric hybrid Toyota Prius this past week. Its so cool that I just had to tell somebody about it.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Birding features:</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>1. 40-50 mpg. Save money on long bird chasing = drives.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>2. To my knowledge it’s the only car you can = get in MN which meets the California SULEV standard (super ultra low emission). = Minimize adding to greenhouse gases which has the potential for dangerous changes = in habitat, food sources, migration patterns, etc.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>3. Large windows, front and back for viewing and for = holding most large scope window mounts.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>4. Now, for the coolest birding feature: when you = pull over and stop at side of the road, the gas engine automatically shuts = off—no noise, smells, or vibration to disrupt your viewing. Then, when you want to = pull ahead a little for a different viewing angle, the electric motor silently = moves the car—no ignition noise to scare those skittish shorebirds. Only = when you push harder on the accelerator does the gas engine automatically start = up for more power. As long as you move under 20 mph (depending terrain) and = don't accelerate too much, the gas engine stays off. You can run on just the = electric motor for quite awhile with no engine noise to interfere with hearing = what's singing along the roadside.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Mike Engh</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Wayzata</span></font></p> </div> </body> </html> =00 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C2E4D1.41ACC658--