Saw my first Prius PHEV "in the wild" yesterday!

mwalsh · 06-12-2008, 12:45 PM

Driving the 405 northbound in the Long Beach/South Bay area, a SDGE (San Diego Gas & Electric) Prius PHEV. This is the first one I have seen outside a controlled environment like a renewable energy or future transportation conference.

I must say, it gave me a bit of a thrill!

BIGGDOGG · 06-12-2008, 12:53 PM

Did you wave at them, or did they wave at you?

mwalsh · 06-12-2008, 01:28 PM

I don't actually have a Prius, so no waving at all. I may well have had an envious look on my face, but that would have been about it.

miscrms · 06-12-2008, 01:30 PM

Very cool!

Rob

onlynark · 06-12-2008, 02:17 PM

google has 2 of them, so I see them every so often.

sorthund · 06-12-2008, 02:49 PM

Ok, being new to this I have to ask a stupid question.... how do you know it's a PHEV? Please don't laugh....

KayakerNC · 06-12-2008, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sorthund

Ok, being new to this I have to ask a stupid question.... how do you know it's a PHEV? Please don't laugh....

Probably the 2 mile orange power cord they are dragging behind them.

mwalsh · 06-12-2008, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sorthund

Ok, being new to this I have to ask a stupid question.... how do you know it's a PHEV? Please don't laugh....

Well this particular one was wrapped in graphics proclaiming it to all the world. But it did have the tell-tale rubber grommet covering a plug socket in the back bumper.

06-12-2008, 12:45 PM	#1
mwalsh Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 32 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Saw my first Prius PHEV "in the wild" yesterday! Driving the 405 northbound in the Long Beach/South Bay area, a SDGE (San Diego Gas & Electric) Prius PHEV. This is the first one I have seen outside a controlled environment like a renewable energy or future transportation conference. I must say, it gave me a bit of a thrill!

06-12-2008, 12:53 PM	#2
BIGGDOGG Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Morristown,NJ Posts: 298 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 4	Re: Saw my first Prius PHEV "in the wild" yesterday! Did you wave at them, or did they wave at you?

06-12-2008, 01:28 PM	#3
mwalsh Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 32 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: Saw my first Prius PHEV "in the wild" yesterday! I don't actually have a Prius, so no waving at all. I may well have had an envious look on my face, but that would have been about it.

06-12-2008, 01:30 PM	#4
miscrms Plug Envious Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,081 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #4 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 2	Re: Saw my first Prius PHEV "in the wild" yesterday! Very cool! Rob

06-12-2008, 02:17 PM	#5
onlynark Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: bay area Posts: 181 My Car: Other Hybrid Package: N/A Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: Saw my first Prius PHEV "in the wild" yesterday! google has 2 of them, so I see them every so often.

06-12-2008, 02:49 PM	#6
sorthund Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 68 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 7	Re: Saw my first Prius PHEV "in the wild" yesterday! Ok, being new to this I have to ask a stupid question.... how do you know it's a PHEV? Please don't laugh....

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