Al Gore III, 24, the son of the former vice president and Democratic presidential nominee, was driving a blue Toyota Prius about 100 mph on the San Diego Freeway yesterday when he was pulled over about 2:15 a.m. (cnn.com).
The top speed of a stock Prius is about 105 mph. During Bonneville National Speed Week, a specially prepared Prius attained a speed of 130.794 mph. The gearing was changed, the inverter voltage was increased to 550 volts, the rev limiter pushed up, the interior stripped out, and an ice filler transmission cooler was built in the place of the passenger seat. (hybridcars.about.com)
You have to commend the younger Gore, while he did break speed laws and was charged with drug violations, he did so with a low carbon footprint.
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