(California) Carpool lanes open to hybrids

Ernesto

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Thu Aug-11-05 04:41 PM
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(California) Carpool lanes open to hybrids

Woo Hoo, I knew I was on to something when I bought my wife that Prius!
http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/ca/story/13392576p-14234053c.html

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merwin

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Thu Aug-11-05 04:59 PM
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1. But yet they won't allow my Jetta TDI...

Fuel efficient 48MPG, diesel or vegetable oil.

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iconoclastNYC

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Thu Aug-11-05 05:05 PM
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2. good point

It should be based on MPG. 45 or up.

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Oerdin

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Thu Aug-11-05 10:49 PM
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6. Have you ever actually tried to ru it on biodiesel?

What effect did it have on the performance and how smoothly did it run? I'm just kind of curious.

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still_one

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Thu Aug-11-05 05:11 PM
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3. Read the fine print

IMPORTANT: Evidence of Automatic Vechicle Identification System Fas Trak account MUST BE submitted with this application in order to obtain stickers for hybrids registerd in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, or Sonoma counties. Call Bay Area Fas Trak at ...

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/forms/reg/reg1000.htm

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still_one

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Thu Aug-11-05 05:12 PM
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4. In addition, from what I heard they have only allocated 80000 stickers

and 50000 have already been distributed

which means there is only 20000 sticker left

That is what I heard

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Megahurtz

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Thu Aug-11-05 06:44 PM
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5. This is a good start....

....now all they have to do is kick the SUV's out of the carpool lanes!:7

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