Performance at high altitude ...

I have a question. I go to the Western Sierras very often. A couple of things I have noticed are:

1. I've put 24,000 miles on in nine months and am starting to get better gas mileage. Is that me driving or the car performing?

2. I noticed the batteries tend to get low going up grade at about 4000'. They always charge up again, but It makes me wonder. I never have trouble with acceleration or speed on a grade, it just seems weird they get low when I'm at higher altitude. Know anything about this?

P.S. Bakersfield is a speed trap!!!! If you're traveling through there, both North and South of, watch the speed!!! I've been stopped twice in one month - CHPs are very nice, but won't be cutting you any slack.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Sufferin' Prius Envy @ May 26 2007, 02:20 AM) [snapback]450293[/snapback]</div>

Funny: petulant peeve would be correct. But, thank you for correctly defining yourself as petulant.
Being a homeowner there, in the Sierras, we use the term often. Life is too short to be so petty.
In Wyoming the locals call the Wind River Range, the Wind Rivers or the Winds. In Colorado, they
call the Rocky Mountain Range, the Rockies, and in California (third generation native here) we
call the Sierra Nevada Range, The Sierras.

Yes, the Bakersfield CHP are doing a great job. The point was, the flow of traffic through Bakersfield
is 70, the speed limit is 65, they WILL stop you going with the flow. Just a favor to anyone else getting
away for the holiday weekend. You may want to be petulant, again, I'm sure you always travel at exactly
the posted speed limit, but others here might appreciate knowing they need to watch their speed.

Prius Envy, Please don't bother posting something when I do. You have been either wrong or off topic both times. You accused me of being a troll and seek to be unnecessarily critical. This makes you make you look like a know-it-all who doesn't have much to do, and just downright ...... petulant.