Monday, October 17, 2005

nytimes.com: The Way We Drive Now : Motoring Toward A Post-Gasoline Age; The High-Performance Hybrids [clip-h]

These are the articles I alluded to about hybrids....
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Style: The Way We Drive Now : Motoring Toward A Post-Gasoline Age; The
High-Performance Hybrids
September 25, 2005, Sunday
By CLIVE THOMPSON (NYT); Magazine
Late Edition - Final, Section 6, Page 77, Column 1, 3893 words

DISPLAYING FIRST 50 OF 3893 WORDS -''Hold on to your hat!'' Jim Burns shouted as
he slammed the accelerator to the floor. With a high-pitched whine, the electric
motor behind my seat burst into action, and ''the Enigma'' -- an experimental
red sports car in which I was riding shotgun -- bolted forward, pressing me...

Style: The Way We Drive Now: Motoring Toward A Post-Gasoline Age; Pimp My Prius
September 25, 2005, Sunday
By ANDREW TILIN (NYT); Magazine
Late Edition - Final, Section 6, Page 94, Column 1, 816 words

DISPLAYING FIRST 50 OF 816 WORDS -Driving a hybrid can satisfy more than your
conscience. With a little help from the flourishing car-customization business,
it's an easy matter to add a bit of style -- some blue racing stripes, beige
leather interior -- to an otherwise anonymous Prius. Or fully surrender to your
id, and...