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To: atticus4paws who wrote (2928)	4/24/2006 5:59:24 PM
From: Rock_nj	Respond to of 16955

Some estimate the true cost of gasoline to be around $10.00/gallon. That is the true market price that gasoline would sell for if Uncle Sam wasn't subsidizing the oil industry with billions in taxpayer monies (which is why I laugh about the talk of free markets from oil supporters, there is no free market in oil). Real Cost of Oil Equates to $10 Gallon Gasoline Source: IAGS [Apr 02, 2006] SYNOPSIS: Milton Copulos, president of the National Defense Council Foundation and Senior Fellow at the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security tells Senate the 'hidden cost' premium for imported oil amounts to $825 billion. evworld.com Good luck with the hybrid. The new battery pack might even let you plug it in and get something more like 100 MPGs. You are blazing the trail for the rest of us and helping to keep the price of gasoline down and the air cleaner with modern tecnology. A lot will be following in your footsteps if the price of gasoline stays around $3.00 or increases.

To: atticus4paws who wrote (2928)	4/24/2006 6:38:18 PM
From: Rock_nj	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 16955

Plug-In Hybrids Get 100+ MPG While some automakers use hybrid technology to boost performance, some drivers are raising their MPG. April 23, 2006 The latest hybrids from Toyota and Honda focus more on high performance than better fuel economy. Now a few drivers are heading in the other direction: squeezing more than 100 miles per gallon from their hybrids by recharging them at electrical outlets. CalCars, a nonprofit organization that promotes so-called “plug-in hybrids,” has added batteries and plugs to several Toyota Prius hybrids, getting gas mileage as high as 130 mpg. The organization shows its prototypes at events around California, and is working on conversion kits that any driver could install with the help of an engineer. For those less mechanically inclined, Canada-based Hymotion retrofits the Prius, Ford Escape Hybrid, and Mercury Mariner—for fleets only—with prices starting at $9,500. The company plans to begin converting the hybrids for consumers within the next year. redherring.com