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WashPost story on competitive MPG Prius driving

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Fuel Economy' started by mikewashpost, Apr 28, 2008.

  1. mikewashpost

    mikewashpost New Member

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    Greetings,

    I am working on a story about Prius drivers who closely interact with the MPG feedback instruments on the dashboard. I am especially interested in speaking with people who compete with themselves or others to better their MPG rates. If this is you, could you contact me either through this board or at [email protected]? Thanks so much! Mike
     
    #1 mikewashpost, Apr 28, 2008
  2. JimboK

    JimboK One owner, low mileage

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    E-mail sent.
     
    #2 JimboK, Apr 28, 2008
  3. Bill Merchant

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    Washington Post writer needs input

    Mike Rosenwald, a writer at the Washington Post, posted a request on the Meetup.com Toyota Prius message board asking for input. He wrote:
    PriusChat gets more views than the Meetup board, so I thought I'd place his request here too.
     
    #3 Bill Merchant, Apr 29, 2008
  4. JimboK

    JimboK One owner, low mileage

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    Re: Washington Post writer needs input

    Bill, he posted on PC yesterday too. We've had some e-mail dialog and he is supposed to call me tonight.
     
    #4 JimboK, Apr 29, 2008
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    Are Canadians invited? :yo:
     
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  7. Bill Merchant

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    Re: Washington Post writer needs input

    The perils of PC search... I even did the Google search and Washington Post didn't pop up... Spread the good word!
     
    #7 Bill Merchant, Apr 30, 2008
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  9. JimboK

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    Re: Washington Post writer needs input

    He messed you up by using "WashPost."
     
    #9 JimboK, Apr 30, 2008
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    diamondlarry EPA MPG #'s killer

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    I just sent him an email as well.
     
    #10 diamondlarry, Apr 30, 2008
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    Okay, Mike, can you confirm if you're getting any of our
    responses? Some acknowledgement that it's not all just
    getting dropped as spam might be nice.
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    #11 hobbit, Apr 30, 2008
  12. TonyPSchaefer

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    I emailed him and he replied. He's scheduled to call me tomorrow morning.
     
    #12 TonyPSchaefer, Apr 30, 2008
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    I just sent him an e-mail too. Hopefully we'll get a decent non-biased article about the pros and cons of hypermiling with as few flaws as possible. :)
     
    #13 Bob64, May 2, 2008
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