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Saving fuel while driving: hail to the victors!

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by Tideland Prius, Oct 15, 2007.

  1. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    I did it! I've won my first trophy ever in auto racing. Sure, it had nothing to do with my speed, let alone my driving skills, but I'm extremely proud nonetheless. Indeed, over the last weekend, I had the honor to win, together with my colleague and long-time racer Bertrand Godin, the inaugural Laurentian Alternative Energy Rally, an international event that made its North American debut.

    As the name suggests, this competition was not about performance and drifting through corners. Instead, the focus was on regularity and fuel economy. The latter is probably the one thing that created the most headaches...

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tideland Prius @ Oct 15 2007, 05:49 PM) [snapback]526052[/snapback]</div>
    Congratulations!

    I was just recently thinking about how cool it would be to try and setup an event like this! I love WRC, but this definitely gets back a little more towards rally in the historical sense.

    rob
     
    #2 miscrms, Oct 15, 2007
  3. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    umm.. that's not me lol. I'm not Marc Bouchard.
     
    #3 Tideland Prius, Oct 15, 2007
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    Rae Vynn Artist In Residence

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    Ah, well... Perhaps preface with "Here's a cool article, which I quote:"...
     
    #4 Rae Vynn, Oct 15, 2007
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    Well congratulations! :D But did I understand correctly? You drove a Honda Civic hybrid in this competition?
     
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  6. Tideland Prius

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Rae Vynn @ Oct 15 2007, 06:55 PM) [snapback]526128[/snapback]</div>
    but err.. this has always been the format for the news section. Quote the first paragraph (or two depending on the length) and then give the link. Whatever you wanna say comes after the link :)

    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(PriuStorm @ Oct 15 2007, 08:15 PM) [snapback]526160[/snapback]</div>
    lol :lol:
     
    #6 Tideland Prius, Oct 16, 2007
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    Just to add some comments, about the cleanova, it is not a megane but a kangoo, very different vehicle, and Renault has nothing to do with it, the maker is Dassault in partnership with Heuliez, dassault made the electric/electronic part and Heuliez is specialized in adaptation in the car.
    Those are advanced prototypes, but very close to the production version...
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tideland Prius @ Oct 15 2007, 06:49 PM) [snapback]526052[/snapback]</div>
    That's awesome! Congratulations.

    MAB

    Edit: Something reading a thread before replying is a good idea. COngratulations to Mr. Bouchard. Thanks for the article Tideland. ;-)
     
    #8 mabelair, Oct 16, 2007
  9. Tideland Prius

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(mabelair @ Oct 16 2007, 08:22 PM) [snapback]526664[/snapback]</div>
    Sometimes you mean? hahaha


    yes that would be good :p
     
    #9 Tideland Prius, Oct 17, 2007
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    nerfer A young senior member

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tideland Prius @ Oct 15 2007, 11:42 PM) [snapback]526193[/snapback]</div>
    Not everybody follows that format, and then when the part you quote starts with "I", isn't indented or quoted, and no explanation afterwards that it was a quote, you can see how it was easy for people to become confused.
     
    #10 nerfer, Oct 17, 2007
  11. Tideland Prius

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(nerfer @ Oct 17 2007, 08:20 AM) [snapback]526860[/snapback]</div>
    Yeah I suppose. Most articles don't start in first person.

    http://priuschat.com/Read-First-How-to-pos...Chat-t2603.html
     
    #11 Tideland Prius, Oct 17, 2007
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