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6/14    Anyone know how long the Prius waiting list is in the Bay Area?  I
        want to try to get it before the HOV carpool sticker quota runs out.
        I realize that most of the discussions are about economy (Prius does
        NOT save you money) and that for the same price I can get a bigger
        and faster car, or for a much lower price I can get something that has
        a slightly lower fuel economy. Those are good points, but I don't
        care because I just want to get a carpool sticker. Thanks so much.
        \_ Don't have an answer to your question, but last I heard the HOV
           sticker is projected to run out by Aug/Sept timeframe.  Check
           with some of the online forums (such as http://priuschat.com) and see
           what the lastest sticker # is.
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DaveG @ Yesterday, 11:53 PM Toyota Motor said on Tuesday that it would double the number of hybrid cars in its vehicle lineup soon after 2010, renewing its endorsement of the technology as critical to reducing pollution and oil dependence. uk "Our insiders have blown the cover on a turbocharged prototype which is being tested in Japan. Auto Express was the first magazine to reveal plans for a 100mpg-plus successor to the Prius in issue 904 - and n ... html The previous Estima Hybrid was called THS-C and it was a parallel hybrid, but the new Estima Hybrid is based on the HSD(THS-II) technology. It is basically used the Camry Hybrid 24L power train in front and the RX400/Highlander AWD motor in rear. Orf @ Jun 9 2006, 09:10 PM I have never been an aggressive driver but I do like to get from A to B as quickly as possible, that was until I bought a Prius. I always used to drive on the speed limit (sometimes + a little bit) where conditions allowed. I am a safe driver having driven for 57 years without an accident (touch wood and cross my fingers). It used to irk me to sit at traffic lights waiting for them to change to green, partly due to hearing my petrol money being wasted. articleID=12404 Excerpts: "The Toyota Prius automatically switches off its petrol engine as the car comes to rest and sits silently in traffic until the traffic light turns green, at which point it ac ... As this ScienCentral News video explains, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are developing a battery that could do just that, and also might never need to be replaced. The Past is Future As our portable devices get more high-tech, the batteries that power them can seem to lag behind. PriusDad @ Jun 9 2006, 12:10 AM Although its future looks brightthe cost and energy required to create hydrogen has taken it out of the running as a near-term energy alternative to oil. Researchers at GEs Global Research lab in Niskayuna, NY, have developed a system that produces hydrogen at a fraction of the cost and could be available commercially in just a few years... html Growing demand for hybrid vehicles putting some models in scarce supply Earle Eldridge, The Examiner Jun 8, 2006 7:00 AM (13 hrs ago) BALTIMORE - Maryland ranks third in the US in sales of hybrid vehicles, and with the spike in gasoline prices, hybrid vehicle deman ...