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patrickl:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on May 11, 2007, 03:52:03 pm ---
There are a lot of people saying it doesn't, too, and that the MPG meter on the dashboard doesn't match their hand calculated stats. It's better than the regular cars, yes, but not nearly on the scale with which Toyota would have people believe.
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From the page you linked to:
--- Quote ---52.2MPG
51.46 (+-0.36) MPG
50.8 mpg
50 MPG
52-53 mpg
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All done by hand calculating how much gas they tanked at the pump.
ChadTower:
Yes, and I saw many that were in the low 40s, as well. As I keep saying, the results are mixed.
Havoc:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on May 11, 2007, 02:20:06 pm ---
--- Quote from: patrickl on May 11, 2007, 01:06:25 pm ---
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Actually the mileage maybe best in highway use, but the hybrid is most effective in cutting city fuel usage.
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Makes sense if you think about, electric motors are great at providing a lot of torque at low speeds and gasoline engines are more efficient when cruising speed is reached.
ChadTower:
The reviews are saying the technology isn't working optimally, though, such as the gas motor turning on too soon or too late, etc etc. The theory is sound, their extensive reviews are mixed as to the implementation.
patrickl:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on May 11, 2007, 04:50:33 pm ---
The reviews are saying the technology isn't working optimally, though, such as the gas motor turning on too soon or too late, etc etc. The theory is sound, their extensive reviews are mixed as to the implementation.
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Seriously, where do you get that from that thread? There are so many people on that thread reporting 50+ mpg that I cannot see how you claim it doesn't work. I guess for most people it's less than the 60mpg EPA claims, but without hybrid that car would get the same mileage a regular car gets and that would be around 35 mpg (or 40mpg at best, but then you'd need to compare that to the 55 or 60 mpg figures that people mention too).
Like I said before, my dad has one. Well, it's not his, he got it from his company to drive in. He has a tank card and when he gets gas he has to enter the number on the kilometer meter. So they know exactly what his mileage is. He also gets 50+ mpg all the time.
What is ridiculous though, in the Netherlands they give a 6.000 euro net tax break on these cars. That's just out of proportion.
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