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Old 07-18-2010, 10:21 AM   #2 (permalink)
Daox
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It was a great show this year. There were so many great cars:

Focus BEV
PHEV Prius (got to drove that one)
EV-1
Tesla Roadsters (three of them)
Hybrids galore (insights, prius, fusion, escape, etc.)
Team Foursight (x prize team)

It was very cool to meet Robert Smalls, and an insight central owner (hopefully will make his way over here) MN Driver.

There was also a very interesting new site that I think I'll post about since some here will likely be interested. drivegreenalternatives.com is a mapping website for finding filling stations for alternatives fuels. It covers everything, from E85 to biodiesel to electric charging stations to CNG stations and more. Very cool idea, and users can update the maps.

I didn't take too many pics, but I did get an awesome shot of the rear end of the EV-1. It looks very similar to Darin's boat tail I think.




The rest of the shots were of a nice comparison of the 2nd and 3rd gen Prius bits. Here are a few of the power split device (PSD) on the Prius. This really is the thing that makes HSD superior to IMA. If Honda was able to use this in combination with a lean burn engine... oh my the possibilities.

2nd generation







3rd generation



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