Why I Want a Hybrid

From the Houston Chronicle's Hurricane Rita blog:

Why you want a hybrid

Here's why you want to buy a hybrid electric/gas-powered automobile.

Mike Matthews, the Chronicle employee whose evacuation journey was blogged here and here, finally made to his destination of Palestine -- 30 hours after leaving Clear Lake.

Via instant message, he followed up:

FYI, Renee and I finally got to Palestine, TX at about 5:45 AM -- 30 hours after leaving our house in Clear Lake. The Prius still has about 1/4 tank of gas...