Posted by L Alpert on December 2, 2007, 12:50 pm
richard schumacher wrote:
>> I have no experiences with a hybrid, but most manufacturers
>> advertise a lower MPG highway driving then city, at least in most of
>> the commercial material I have seen.
> In the US automakers are required to show only the EPA's figures,
> which are faulty. Real Priuses usually get better fuel economy on
> the highway than in stop-and-go city driving.
That very well may be the case, though I was speaking of all hybrids in
general. Not sure if the Prius would be considered an outlier or not....
Posted by <waterbirds on December 7, 2007, 3:13 am
I've got a Toyota Highlander Hybrid. Highway mileage is indeed less than
the suburban driving.
Walt
> richard schumacher wrote:
>>
>>> I have no experiences with a hybrid, but most manufacturers
>>> advertise a lower MPG highway driving then city, at least in most of
>>> the commercial material I have seen.
>>
>> In the US automakers are required to show only the EPA's figures,
>> which are faulty. Real Priuses usually get better fuel economy on
>> the highway than in stop-and-go city driving.
> That very well may be the case, though I was speaking of all hybrids in
> general. Not sure if the Prius would be considered an outlier or not....
>
Posted by EdV on December 7, 2007, 3:33 am
City driving produces more regenerative braking than highway driving.
> I've got a Toyota Highlander Hybrid. Highway mileage is indeed less than
> the suburban driving.
> Walt
Posted by Bob & Holly Wilson on December 3, 2007, 4:54 am
wrote:
>Gordon McGrew wrote:
>> wrote:
>>
>>> wrote:
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Go to the site, search for your keyword, few problems but I
>>>>> suspect that is not what you want to hear.
>>>>
>>>> All accounts are that hybrid batteries are holding up very well and
>>>> the companies don't expect to replace many under the 8 year
>>>> warranty. Toyota says it has not replaced a single battery pack due
>>>> to wear and tear or failure. That includes some Priuses with over
>>>> 200,000 miles.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Pardon my ignorance in hybrids, I dont personally know anyone who
>>> owns a prius. I asked because I've seen some car ads selling used
>>> Prius batteries. Who buys them if all hybrid batteries are holding
>>> up?,
>>
>> There are a fair number of experimenters making all-electric cars and
>> modifying hybrids to be plug-in hybrids.
>One would have to see the numbers for this plug in to recharge application.
>Electric rates are +$.20 KWH where I live!
Not accounting for storage losses and drivetrain inefficiency, I would
estimate that $.20/KWH equates to gas at $.80 to 1.60 per gallon.
Posted by <waterbirds on December 7, 2007, 3:16 am
I've got a Toyota Highlander Hybrid. Highway mileage is indeed less than
the suburban driving.
Walt
> richard schumacher wrote:
>>
>>> I have no experiences with a hybrid, but most manufacturers
>>> advertise a lower MPG highway driving then city, at least in most of
>>> the commercial material I have seen.
>>
>> In the US automakers are required to show only the EPA's figures,
>> which are faulty. Real Priuses usually get better fuel economy on
>> the highway than in stop-and-go city driving.
> That very well may be the case, though I was speaking of all hybrids in
> general. Not sure if the Prius would be considered an outlier or not....
>
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>> advertise a lower MPG highway driving then city, at least in most of
>> the commercial material I have seen.
> In the US automakers are required to show only the EPA's figures,
> which are faulty. Real Priuses usually get better fuel economy on
> the highway than in stop-and-go city driving.