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For the longest time, I could not figure out why this curious route was taken:
Portland MA - to Florida
Florida - to Portland WA
The direct route would have been from Maine to Washington. But instead, they went South and then took a diagonal, against the prevailing winter winds. It was the drive to Florida that screwed up the "sandbag."
Driving South, even in winter, gave them side and tail winds, lower aerodynamic drag. Worse, it put the 1.5L Prius in low-drag wind conditions. Finally, the route South, especially using I-95, put them through frequent, low-speed, 'road construction' and 'traffic jams.' They literally threw the Prius, Bre' Rabbit, into the briar patch, which they could never overcome.
I have no idea why "Green Human" didn't take the Northern route. That would have sent them across Montana where in worst case, they could have take a couple of days off to wait for an ideal winter headwind and driven at very high speeds (Montana is relaxed about such things.) "Green Human" added at least a week to the drive and by that mistake, ensured failure to achieve a useful difference.
The 2010 Prius (ZVW30) has a 1.8L engine and out performs the Jetta TDI, in fact all TDIs, at all speeds. That door has closed and there is no possibility of seeing a repeat of this badly staged stunt.
Bob Wilson
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