{"id":35,"date":"2008-01-12T01:50:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-12T01:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2008\/01\/dont-whiz-on-the-electric-car.html"},"modified":"2008-01-12T01:50:00","modified_gmt":"2008-01-12T01:50:00","slug":"dont-whiz-on-the-electric-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2008\/01\/dont-whiz-on-the-electric-car.html","title":{"rendered":"Don’t Whiz on the Electric Car*"},"content":{"rendered":"
*Any Ren and Stimpy fans out there????<\/p>\n

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Meet our Prius. It was our Christmas present in 2005, although we waited till Jan 1, 2006 to pick it up so that we could take advantage of Toyota’s incredible $3500 tax credit in 2006. That was a SWEET tax refund that year. This year won’t be so nice.<\/div>\n
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Anyway, some argued that we were taking a gamble about gas prices choosing to buy a somewhat expensive car that would only be cost effective if gas prices stuck around above about $2.50 per gallon. Judging from the graph, I’d say we’re close. The prices have not delved lower than the last line on this graph (courtesy of DOE).<\/div>\n

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It’s sort of a game for Dave and me to try to outdo each other with the Highest Mileage Contest. Day-to-day, Dave is the winner by a long shot. He will turn off all the accessories (including the heat in the winter, A\/C in the summer) to maximize his mileage. He’s definitely more gentle with the gas pedal than I ever am.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

I might actually have the best record on a long drive, averaging 51 mpg on a trip from Raleigh to my Mom’s house in Norfolk, VA in May 2006 without the added load of the kids in the backseat. Everything was perfect: the warmer temperatures, the downgrade of the trip, the relatively flat terrain once you’re in Emporia, VA.<\/p>\n

I get to use the Prius on my trips to South Carolina for drilling, and it’s certainly nice to make the entire trip: 6 hours roundtrip, on ONE tank of gas. About $30 right now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

*Any Ren and Stimpy fans out there???? Meet our Prius. It was our Christmas present in 2005, although we waited till Jan 1, 2006 to pick it up so that we could take advantage of Toyota’s incredible $3500 tax credit in 2006. That was a SWEET tax refund that year. This year won’t be so […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[],"tags":[23,22,619],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5ycQ0-z","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":157,"url":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2008\/06\/you-pay-how-much-for-your-habit.html","url_meta":{"origin":35,"position":0},"title":"You Pay HOW MUCH for Your Habit?","date":"04 June 08","format":false,"excerpt":"This week, New York state raised their cigarette tax to the highest in the nation.They basically tacked an additional $1.25 per pack onto the price.New York City added an additional tax as well, so cigarettes in NYC will cost an extra $1.50 compared to yesterday.I'm speechless. 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