8/11/00 Wash. Times (D.C.) C4<br>2000 WL 4162329<br>The Washington Times<br>Copyright 2000<br><br>Friday, August 11, 2000<br><br>C;METROPOLITAN;THAT'S POLITICS<br><br>THE WASHINGTON TIMES<br><br>U.S. Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett of Maryland is riding in style.<br><br>The Republican congressman went to Frederick yesterday to pick up the first Toyota Prius in the United States. The unique hybrid car may look similar to other four-door sedans, but under the hood, it's another world.<br> <br>Mr. Bartlett noted that the car uses a small gasoline engine that runs only at maximum efficiency and then charges a battery when it is <br>driven. A computer tells the car whether to run off the battery, the engine or both.<br><br>The Prius is the first mass produced gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle and is expected to keep the air cleaner with fewer emissions.<br><br>* Jabeen Bhatti contributed to this report, which is based in part on wire service reports.<br><br>

Wew, what a success - first car finally arrived - are you people going to celebrate every singa Prius'es arrival???<br>Honda is selling theirs Insight for almost a year without such a celebrations - get a grip and cool down.<br><br>Robert

&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;Wew, what a success - first car finally arrived - are you people going to celebrate every singa Prius'es arrival???&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<br><br>No. I was just posting a news item. What is your problem?<br><br>GCKorn

Considering the hassle to order and receive these autos heck yea I'm going to celebrate. Waiting for months to get an auto is strange.

How did you manage to read "celebrate" into the original post? It was a news item, and the poster seemed to be poking fun at that politician. Isn't the subject line enough clue? We all knew it wasn't the first Prius delivered.<br><br>GCKorn has posted many news items about the Prius. Not all of them are flattering, either. I appreciate all information about the Prius, even press releases from a politician's PR office.