Auto Blog: Etc. , EV/Plug-in , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , USA Last July we told you the story of a Corvette owner named Ray, who had decided to fork over $40,000 to Hybrid Technologies for an all-electric LiV[TM] WISE. That’s the model in their range that begins its gas-powered life as a Toyota Yaris. He said he would keep us up to speed, and true to his word, he has been leaving the occasional update in theCar Blog Green of the original story. Yesterday he wrote to let us know that he’s been driving his WISE for about a week now and he is very happy about it. According to Ray, the car is lots of fun to drive and has plenty of power. It appears to have pretty good range as well. He took a trip from Aloha to Otis (Google maps says that’s 76.4 miles) that involved some mountains and arrived with a gauge showing 30 miles still available. He says he has yet to hypermile it because it’s too much fun to stand on the go pedal. (Hey, he’s a Corvette guy) So, while we have given Hybrid Technologies a hard time over certain issues , in this case they seem to have come through. Hit the jump to Car Blog Greenabout the Covette guy’s LiV[TM] WISE experience in his own words. [Source: Ray] Continue reading Hybrid Technologies delivers LiVâ„¢ WISE, Corvette guy loves it Hybrid Technologies delivers LiVâ„¢ WISE, Corvette guy loves it originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds .Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green

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Hybrid Technologies delivers LiVâ„¢ WISE, Corvette guy loves it