Wednesday, May 18, 2005

EERE News - Modified Hybrid Vehicle Nears 100-mpg Barrier in Rally

EERE News - Modified Hybrid Vehicle Nears 100-mpg Barrier in Rally:
"A specially modified hybrid-electric Honda Insight achieved nearly 100 miles per gallon (mpg) over a 150-mile course in mid-May, falling just short of the "100 MPG Challenge" at the National 2005 Tour de Sol. The 17th annual Tour de Sol—billed as "a sustainable energy and transportation festival and competition"—was held from May 13th through the 16th in Sarasota Springs and Albany, New York, and featured more than 60 hybrid, electric, and bio-fueled vehicles."