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xcel
11-06-2009, 12:14 PM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/AmericanFlag.jpg Plans and possibilities. (cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?p=240599)

http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2010_Lexus_HS_250h1.jpgWayne Gerdes - CleanMPG (cleanmpg.com) - Nov. 6, 2009

2010 Lexus HS 250h - $34,200 to start and 35 mpgUS combined on the 08 EPA.

Just a quick update on upcoming events and site support.

As you have all seen, the Enginer PHEV system (http://www.enginer.us/) is now a base level sponsor with a linked ad to the upper right of every page requested. I believe in their conversions given its ability to reduce our foreign oil dependence, overall consumption and in particular, its cost effectiveness just as much I believe in ScanGauges and how they have reduced our individual fuel consumption.

Currently, Enginer (http://www.enginer.us/) is pricing its 4kWh conversion system at an unheard of $2,295. This is just 25% of what others systems cost and although it works in an entirely different manner, a mostly highway Prius driver has a PHEV system that not only works but does so at a price that makes sense.

Enginer_PHEV 2KWH Kit for $1,495.00 (http://www.enginer.us/)

Enginer_PHEV 4KWH Kit for $2,295.00 (http://www.enginer.us/)

This DIY kit price is good through Christmas and I hope you find what they offer works for you.

For the LA Auto Show Press Event coverage, we will be subsidized by Midlands Honda out of Columbia, SC (http://www.midlandshonda.com/index.htm?q=Midlands+Honda&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7GGIH_en). You will begin to see their banner ads soon and if you are considering a new Honda from any dealership in the Southeast, by all means give Kacey Green a call as he is not only a mod here but is possibly the most well informed Honda Hybrid salesperson in the country. He is equally as knowledgeable on the rest of the Honda lineup up to and including Ridgelines and Pilots but hopefully our membership is considering Fit’s, Insight’s, Civic’s and Accord’s as their next daily driver instead :D

Midlands Honda (http://www.midlandshonda.com/index.htm?q=Midlands+Honda&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7GGIH_en) can be reached toll free at the following: (888) 283-1006.

For the trip out to LA and back, we will have mobile access so expect to see quite a bit of on-the-road coverage both via video and written updates in what is tentatively scheduled to be a 2010 Lexus HS 250h for review. I will try and get some Route 66 video up although half of our travels will be in the night time hours :(

This should be a fun but somewhat tiring trip. 3 guys (Ken Gordon, Kacey Green and myself), 4,500 miles in an HS 250h, a Kawasaki KLX250SF review ride, LA Auto Show Press Event coverage and what is still currently being planned by an agency out of England for a Leno show hypermiling event using the European Ford Focus BEV. All in, this is going to be a pretty tough schedule since it will occur over just 8-days in December... And let us all hope we do not have any wild weather like we did through Missouri last year during the 48-Contiuous State_FE WR drive (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17869) :rolleyes:

2010 Lexus HS 250h
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/523/Black_HS_250h_rear_corner_and_Side_Profile.jpg
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/2010_Ford_Focus_BEV.jpg
2009 European Ford Focus - MAGNA BEV conversion

2010 Kawasaki KLX 250SF
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/523/Kawasaki_KLX250SF_Collage.jpg

Hopefully this helps the membership with what to expect over the next few months.

Good Luck

Wayne

xcel
11-17-2009, 11:42 PM
Hi All:

___At least 15 calls to Lexus concierge and another 4 to 5 to the dealership and its official!
Dear Wayne Gerdes:

Congratulations on winning a one-week test drive of the new HS 250h: Everything that's possible in a hybrid.

Using Ecological PlasticsTM and plant-based materials, the HS 250h delivers luxury in new ways at an impressive price. Simply put, it is the most fuel-efficient luxury vehicle. A sleek aerodynamic design helps deliver a 35 mpg rating. And with available features like Driver Attention Monitor and Lane Keep Assist, the HS 250h is one of the most technologically advanced Hybrids.

We have confirmed that you can pick up your vehicle for test drive on November 28, 2009 between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at:

Lexus of Highland Park
3040 Skokie Valley Road
Highland Park, IL 60035

Please be sure to bring your driver's license and proof of insurance with you to the dealership. You will be completing the loan agreement when you pick up the vehicle.

If you are unable to pick up the vehicle at this time or have any questions, please contact us at Lexus Benefits and Events at (800-662-0410).

Sincerely,
Lexus Benefits and Events
___Unfortunately, it is a stripped model and lacks even basic NAVI :rolleyes: I have some calls and E-Mails into some contacts at Garmin for a bike and EcoRoute equipped Nuvi 1450 or 1490T GPS and a Zumo 660 motorcycle GPS. I hope those come through as well? And there is no mileage limits ;)

___I have not heard back from the Media people for the Leno drive so it appears that one is out :(

___Good Luck

___Wayne



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