Wow,
I had no idea that the Honda Insight attained such high fule efficiency.
Was the only reason they stopped making them because they seated only two
passengers?
Norm
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 11:37
Subject: [USMA:41090] Re: Werlings' recent trip in our 2007 Toyota Prius
I agree with Bill Potts. My 2000 Honda Insight hybrid car has pure metric,
or pure non-metric electronic digital display of travel information. The
option is chosen by push-button toggle. I'll promptly set it at "metric"
when road signs and maps are available in metric units.
On my trip Thursday to the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Illini Electric
Cooperative which provides my electricity, my Honda gave me 92 mi/gal with
a strong tail wind. On the trip home, it was 68 mi/gal with a weakened
head wind. These were 'displayed cumulative averages' for each trip.
The Prius has the advantage of more seats. The Insight (with only two
seats) has the advantage of much better fuel economy.
Gene Mechtly.
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Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:20:05 -0700
From: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [USMA:41079] Re: Werlings' recent trip in our 2007 Toyota Prius
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
I'm not sure I understand this urge to precipitously
convert odometers to SI. I would like an SI odometer
as much as the next person (on this list). However,
until the road signs and related stuff are converted
to SI, one is faced with a constant stream of mental
conversions. So I have to say, "Yes, indeed, but not
just yet."...
