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The Prius is on the leaderboards for MPG. I don’t buy your argument.

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• whatshisface 7y ago
  Would it be on a leaderboard that included empty frames with no air conditioning units? The Prius is nowhere near the best efficiency you can get with a vehicle. Check out the Wikipedia page on solar cars for a couple of pictures: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_car https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_car
  • serf 7y ago
    I guess leaderboard is defined by "Cars that have sustained the rigors of NTSB-style testing to determine roadworthiness and are available for sale to the mass public." Cars are nowhere near efficient, they are just in a nice point between practicality and efficiency for their given use-cases.
    • a_imho 7y ago
      Disagree with the nice point unless we disregard all the externalized costs.
  • icebraining 7y ago
    If you don't turn it on, all the AC unit does is weight you down a bit, no? Googling a bit, the AC-specific parts weight about 20kg. A Prius weights about 1300kg, so the AC is about 2% of its weight. Doesn't seem exactly life changing. In fact, in a BEV your problem is the 500kg battery, which those solar cars lack. You'd need to reduce it to get solar power to be more viable, but it would be at the cost of getting a lower range when the sun isn't shining directly on it. I'm not sure how many drivers would make that trade.