>>>>Had no idea a Prius would go that fast! ...
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>>>Indeed, 100 miles/h would be about 160 km/h. I start feeling uncomfortable when I am at around half this speed (i.e., 1/4 the potential energy!). But then, of course, our highways here are probably not so convenient for speeding.
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>>100 mph isn't difficult for a lot of cars but I don't know if you are familiar with the Prius - it is a hybrid gas/electric and some people claim they lack power. This is going to boost sales <s> ( which should please environmentally friendly Al Gore !)
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>Have you given any thought to the idea that Al may have set his son up?
That was exactly my thought. Seemed to me a pretty obvious political stunt <g> worthy of Karl Rove (thunder, ominous music, horses whinny) himself.
Charles Hankey
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- Thomas Hardy
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-- T. S. Eliot
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