[SpamCop-Geeks] Re: Geekish car...

[Pete Stephenson]

In article <bd56ec$tve$1 at news.spamcop.net>,
 "Borgholio" <borgholio at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Ah, a valid concern.  Well in that case, a hybrid will work great.  If I
> recall, you may be eligable for various rebates from the government?

Yes, California offers a $2,000 tax rebate for ULEV/SULEV ([Super] Ultra 
Low Emission Vehicle). A regular Civic is a LEV, a 5-speed manual 
Insight is ULEV (50% cleaner than the average 2003 car) and the 
automatic Insight (which I have) is SULEV (90% cleaner). Whoo lack of 
emissions.

I took the Insight for the ultimate test today -- climbing hills in San 
Francisco. While going from a dead stop (literally, the engine stops 
automatically when the vehicle is not moving to save fuel and restarts 
instantly when the brake is released) up a steep hill, it handled quite 
well. Better than my Volvo, in fact. That little electric motor has a 
surprising amount of torque.

-- 
Pete Stephenson
HeyPete.com