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Your point may be correct, but it does seem like you're cherry-picking the data. The difference in highway mpg is not nearly so significant: 1991 Honda Civic h
by bostonpete 9y ago
Your point may be correct, but it does seem like you're cherry-picking the data. The difference in highway mpg is not nearly so significant:
1991 Honda Civic highway: 47 mpg
2017 Prius highway: 53 mpg
- Retric 9y agoStop and go conditions are the point of hybrid cars. At steady highway speeds you gain nothing and need to haul extra weight. Which is why long haul trucks are not all hybrids right now. So, yes it's not a pure net gain without costs. But, I assume most people can make that prediction fairly accurately.
- ansible 9y agoAt steady highway speeds you gain nothing and need to haul extra weight. The weight penalty isn't as bad as you might imagine. On the Toyotas, the hybrid design replaces the regular transmission, flywheel, and torque converter (if automatic) or clutch (if manual). So the big weight penalty is mostly the battery pack.