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Old 07-04-2007, 11:51 AM
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Red face Al Gore's son arrested for drugs, speeding in hybrid

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...rnational/home

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LOS ANGELES — The 24-year-old son of former Vice President Al Gore was arrested for drug possession on Wednesday after he was stopped for allegedly speeding in his hybrid Toyota Prius, a sheriff's official said.

Al Gore III – whose father is a leading advocate of policies to fight global warming – was driving his environmentally friendly car at about 160 kilometres per hour on a freeway south of Los Angeles when he was pulled over by an Orange County sheriff's deputy at about 2:15 a.m.

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Old 07-04-2007, 01:35 PM
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I didn't realize Priuses (Priusae?) could go that fast. I have to say that I think it's hilarious that right before his dad's big Live Earth thingie he gets press for being wasteful and wasted.
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Old 07-04-2007, 04:31 PM
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"Prius" is a latin verb, therefore Priuses.

160 kilometers per hour (as stated in the news story) is about 100 miles per hour.

I've never pressed the gas pedal anywhere near the floor on my Prius, and have never gone over about 80 miles per hour (and that was down one heck of a hill).

However, I remember reading (I think hidden deep in Toyota's website FAQ about the Prius a few years ago) that one shouldn't "sustain" more than 100 miles per hour in a Prius, implying that the short-term top speed might be somewhat higher than that.

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it's an inconvient truth...

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Old 07-05-2007, 09:50 AM
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Unless you're @ Bonneville - Record shows that the Prius hit 130 miles per hour ! ;O)

http://www.toyota.com/html/hybridsyn...onneville.html

Looks like the poor kid fell victim to the Orange Curtain ;o/
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Old 07-05-2007, 10:02 AM
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The 130 miles per hour Prius @ Bonneville had a much taller gear ratio - a totally stock Prius couldn't get anywhere near that. Interesting that there is enough power to get that high, anyway. Good aerodynamics help.

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Old 07-05-2007, 12:36 PM
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I have had my hch at 115mph... a big hill helped.

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Old 07-05-2007, 12:56 PM
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I have had my hch at 115mph... a big hill helped.
did that result in a 36 mile "glide"?

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I guess he never read about hypermiling, ha ha! I wonder what gas mileage he was getting at 100 miles per hour?

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Old 07-05-2007, 01:42 PM
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I was going from Hudson, NH to Macungie, PA. I averaged 37.3 mpg but did the trip in 4.5 hrs which included 2 tolls and a 10 minute rest stop. I believe my calculated average was 90mph. This also included 3 adults in the car along with luggage for a long weekend.

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