New Fuel-Economy Standards Show Hybrids Don't Save as Much as Thought »
Posted By TechnologyExpert 1 year, 7 months ago in StyleFuel-saving gasoline-electric hybrid cars don't save as much fuel as thought, according to new government fuel-economy ratings available to the public for the first time. Toyota's Prius, best-known and best-selling gas-electric car in the USA, drops to 48 miles per gallon in the city under the '08 testing procedure, from a 60 mpg rating under the
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TechnologyExpert1 year, 7 months ago
Even those figures seem hight to me. I can get 47 OVERALL with my Prius, but that's with babying the darn thing. And 48 city? Nah, more like in the 30's. All that accleration from a stop is what really screws up the MPG.
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seor1 year, 5 months ago
TechnologyExpert, can you tell me something avout the pros and cons of your car?
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