Jun 18 2007
Race Night 3 pictures Print E-mail
Written by Kacey Green   
Monday, 18 June 2007

They were miles behind! ... In gas mileage. 

I promised pictures from Race Night 3, work slowed me down, but here they are.

(read more to see slide-show)

 
Jun 06 2007
Reminder: Race Night 3! Print E-mail
Written by Kacey Green   
Wednesday, 06 June 2007

This is a reminder posting abut Race Night 3, We are starting at 6:30 at the Gainesville Raceway[(352) 377-0046] Google Maps for directions. 11211 N County Road 225, Gainesville, FL 32609.

If it rains contact Gainesville Raceway to see what the status of the event is.

$20 to race, $5 to enter but not race, due in cash at the gate.

I hope everyone has fun, see you there, look for the silver Prius with the club lettering. If any Toyota hybrid owners need me to show them how to manually charge the battery to green off of the engine see me at the event.

 
Jun 05 2007
Solar Prius? Print E-mail
Written by Kacey Green   
Tuesday, 05 June 2007

Solar PriusTed Gier of Gatorland sent us this great link via Autospies.com Solar Prius.

The article describes a kit that adds a solar array and three kilowatt battery to the NWH20 Prius (the hatchback body style).  The manufacturer of the kit, Solar Electrical Vehicles, claims a 29% improvement in efficiency.  I gave the numbers a quick once over and they seem legit, I'll write again when I know more.

The original article was very short so I quoted it after the jump.

 
Jun 05 2007
Noisy or Rusty Brakes Print E-mail
Written by Kacey Green   
Tuesday, 05 June 2007

My ears! Make it stop!

Rusty BrakesOK, the subtitle is dramatic but, have you ever wondered why some of first stops of the day in car sound so bad?  Look at this picture of one of my Prius' front wheels.

If all of your stops sound bad not just the first few you may be hearing your brake wear indicators and its now time to start thinking about your next braking system servicing.

    The disks in the disk brake assembly oxidize, and what you hear is brake-pads on rust.  After the first few stops the oxidized coating is worn off and all you get is pads on disks as the engineers intended.  This is the same reason many new cars (cough Acura cough) come with plastic covering the whole wheel during shipping, the covering helps prevent unsightly rusty spots on the brakes of brand new cars.  This problem is common on many models disk brake equipped vehicles in moist climates like we have here in Gainesville not just Prius.   I wish the plural of Prius was different than the singular.

    What can you do about this?

  • Park in areas with lower humidity levels.  (a garage or shed)
  • Use your brakes like normal and the problem will take care of itself
  • Or put the vehicle in neutral and give the brakes a good pump.  Operating a motor vehicle out of gear on public roads is illegal in many areas.
  • Turn the sound system up

All kidding aside this is usually a cosmetic issue and will correct itself through normal use, if the layer of oxidation remains after a couple of good stops that use your friction braking system (as opposed to your regenerative braking system).

 
Jun 05 2007
Subway Pizza Print E-mail
Written by Kacey Green   
Tuesday, 05 June 2007

sub_pizza_box.jpgWhen I returned from my most recent trip to South Carolina, I stopped in a part of Georgia close to where I first heard about the Subway personal pizzas.  I picked the wrong exit but this location did have the pizzas in stock.

 
Jun 01 2007
Race Night! 3 Print E-mail
Written by Kacey Green   
Friday, 01 June 2007

drag_christmas_treeWednesday we will be having another race night at Gainesville raceway everyone's invited, bring a friend if you can.
It would be awesome if we could get several hybrids there, it would blow the minds of some of the gear-heads, others have seen me race and know hybrid power-plants aren't slouches.

Track opens: 6:30
Look for my Prius with the club lettering.

I am drag-racing the Prius and  will be arrive at the Gainesville Raceway at ~6:30 P.M.  Click here for directions the fee to participate is $20 cash, the fee to watch is $5 cash payable to the Gainesville Raceway (These are the track fees not money for the club).  Their phone number is: (352) 377-0046.  I hope everyone has fun, I will be in the '04 silver Prius with FLhybrid.com markings, feel free to find me and chat in the pits or to challenge me to a race. Kacey's Prius  Why race?

 

 

 
Apr 02 2007
Explained: 2008 EPA fuel economy ratings Print E-mail
Written by Kacey Green   
Monday, 02 April 2007
Edmunds reports: 3/7

Edmunds has posted a fine article about the new EPA fuel economy ratings.

Car buyers shopping for fuel economy this year should expect to see some unexpectedly low mpg figures on 2008 models, some of which are hitting showrooms now. Don't get all stressed. New cars have not suddenly become thirstier.

Starting with 2008 models (which went on sale as early as January 2, 2007), the methodology for measuring and reporting fuel economy has been reworked to make published miles-per-gallon (mpg) ratings more accurate. The trouble for consumers is this: 2007 models and leftover 2006 vehicles on the lot next to the '08s will appear to have superior fuel economy. But they don't. This conundrum exists because 2007-and-earlier models use an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fuel economy measurement that is being phased out.

 
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