This weekend, a friend of ours commented on the environmental impact of the Toyota Prius, in which the Prius compares unfavorably to the discontinued H2. We’ve heard this claim before, but didn’t know where those claims started, nor what they were really based on other than fingering the Prius’ larger battery as the culprit. It [...]
The announcement of the 2012 Volkswagen Beetle has a lot of people excited, though to be fair, most of those people are probably ex-hippies and the same folks who got excited when the “new” Beetle was offered in 1998. When that happened, it wasn’t long before the retro bug was deemed a girly car, which [...]
Our 2010 Prius has an annoying problem, and it’s all about the EV. It’s nice to cruise around a parking lot without using gas, but the EV speed limit is inconsistent. Not only can you not cruise around at-will until the battery is depleted (the EV mode shuts off if you accelerate or move too [...]
The 2010 Toyota Prius IV isn’t the type of automobile that car aficionados lust after. Rather, it’s the type of car that those who only want to get from Point A to Point B will love because it’s fuel efficient and reminiscent of a luxury sedan. That’s not to say that it is a luxury [...]
Regardless of assumed maturity or profession, I have spied a factor omnipresent in group outings. There is even consistent arguing over the specific rules for this factor, and so it is that I have unearthed from the dusty tomb of my hard drive the International Shotgun Rules, which likely require some updating. Nonetheless, since I [...]