Now that the TDF is over, this marathon is the next best thing going :-)

There is one small part of me, though, that is worried what the one-liner public take-home message will turn out to be. It seems way too easy for the uninformed to conclude that hybrids are cars for people who want to drive funny at 35 mph. I know Dave has followed the discussion on Prius-tech started by Julian Edgar bemoaning 'unnatural' driving becoming a Prius identifier. If he cannot understand the merits of refining driving techniques, what is a mildly interested but ignorant neighbor going to think ?

I guess my hope is that the impression comes off positive -- facts aside.

Good Luck Dave, Wayne, Dan, Rob, Rick -- and whoever else joins the party !

R2-E2, 2G Prius.
Highway/City/Husband/Wife MPG: 56.5, as of 12/2005, 26K miles

Jac Nasser, Ford President: "We are planning to launch a hybrid version of
this car [P2000] within this year [1998]. We will also make FCEV available in
2004."