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Old 06-03-2008, 09:11 PM
 
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Funky 300 MPG Car Taking Pre-Orders | EcoGeek
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Old 06-04-2008, 02:01 AM
 
Location: VA
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I want one!
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Old 06-04-2008, 04:23 AM
 
Location: Cold Frozen North
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Too weird for me.
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Old 06-04-2008, 05:11 AM
 
Location: Londonderry, NH
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Not likely unless it is a plugin hybrid.
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Old 06-04-2008, 06:23 AM
 
Location: Lexington
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Well if they were going for ugly they got it
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Old 06-04-2008, 08:30 AM
 
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The news reported drove it and states it has a very good 'feel' to it and has very good exceleration. To be sure, it's very light not very roomy, but at 300 mpg, it's a pretty good vehicle. It was part of a million dollar contest to make a car that got top gas mileage and could be mass produced.
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Old 06-04-2008, 09:19 AM
 
Location: Sacramento
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This had been discussed extensively a few weeks ago. The attached posting had significant additional details plus a link to a test drive by the editors of Popular Mechanics:

//www.city-data.com/forum/3781696-post33.html
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