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Shhh! Be nice to her. I always have to encourage her artistic talents!
I did drive the Prius today. I needed to go to the post office and the auto parts store (the Prius needs a rear wiper, and a screw to hold on the new license plates.)
I logged my trip on Google Maps to check the distance. It was 5.1 miles. The Kill-a-watt read 1.14KWH after recharging the car.
Assuming ZERO gasoline use (The engine comes on right when starting the car) that means I went 5.1 miles on 1140-watt hours (as measured from the wall, includes charging losses.)
That comes to about 223.5 watt-hours per mile. The route is a 45 mph road from my house for about a mile, then it's all 25 mph in town, and 45 mph for the same mile outside town back to my house.
I got my title, license, insurance, and plates all taken care of today. Sorry, but the custom plates belonged to the former owner, and had to be mailed back to him. (He let me drive home with them, because he said the cops will pull you over and hassle you otherwise, even with the bill of sale, etc.)
We decided against vanity plates, not only do you have to wait quite a while to get them, and they cost more, but you also have to pay a HIGHER annual registration for them as well. I got stock plates, which in our area are 3 random numbers, followed by three random letters. But two of the three letters are "EV"!
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