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The party's over

For any and all new Hybrid drivers of Arizona, the special HOV lane plates are not available. The pilot program was instated a year or so ago to entice people to move towards hybrid fuel transportation. Well the 10,000th plate of the pilot program has been issued and no more are being offered (yet).



Here's the article from the Arizona Republic
http://www.azcentral.com/community/gilbert/articles/2008/05/19/20080519hybridplates0519.html

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This is the first post to Hybrid Gang!
I hope that you're either super excited about it, or scared that we'll come rolling into your neighborhood with our whispering engines, ready to ignore rising gas prices and whatever else non-violent gangs do.

The purpose of this blog is to spread awareness of the historical paradigm shift that is happening right now in our country. With rising gas prices feeding record oil company profits, we are in the midst of a HUGE change in the thinking of our country. Just a few years ago, GM was praised for purchasing the Hummer brand because it was the "biggest and the baddest" vehicle on the road. Now-a-days, I pull up to the gas pump at Costco (using only my electric engine) behind an H2 and as the stressed out ex-macho driver looks longingly at my car, I smile at him waiting for the question that I know is coming. (The question that has become one of the most frequent things I hear throughout the day. Third only to my name and "I love you" from my wife".) He has apparently been pumping for 30 seconds or so and lets me get my nozzle going, when he finally asks,

"So... what kind of gas mileage do you get in that thing?"

You know, I don't think that he really wants to know, but something inside of me is chuckling so I answer. "Well this tank I got 52 miles per gallon, it really goes down when I have to run the AC."

After a few moments of superficial question and answer, my pump clicks off at $29. He instantly looks at his pump which is still ticking over past $60. As I put my cap back on and yank my receipt out, I give him the nail in the coffin. "The best part is that $29 took me 500 miles this tank. With the rising gas prices, I still haven't paid over $30 for a fill-up." Now I bet that this is going to change soon, but I love to say it.

As I drive off, his pump finally clicks off at $75 dollars. Now I don't care how big of a baller you are, $75 for a fill up is NOT worth sitting 3 ft. above traffic and having the ability to run over your curb and lawn gnomes without noticing.

Now that this blog is set up, I'll invite him to join the gang.

Thank you for being a member. Check back often as I post news, stories and other interesting information about hybrids. Oh and don't worry the ripped (recycled) leather jackets are coming.

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