Posted by David Kelly on November 29, 2007, 4:33 am
I found both of these to be fair descriptions of what is going on:
http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_2269/article.html
"Diesel vs Hybrid - the Battlelines are Drawn"
http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_109237/article.html
"Diesel or Hybrid or Petrol?"
Both are excellent, fair reviews of the issues.
Bob Wilson
Posted by Justbob30 on November 26, 2007, 12:30 am
> That's not my experiences. My Prius gets 52 to 60 mpg on highway driving,
> year around.
Bullshit.
Posted by EdV on November 26, 2007, 4:32 am
> go tohttp://www.greenhybrid.com/& see real mileage databases, this gives
> the mileage of real people in real time, tells you what % of mileage is city
> & highway.
> > javawizard wrote:
> >> You might enjoy a little converter at
> >>www.fast-math.org/motorfuelcost.htmin which you can enter the
> >> approximate miles you drive per year, the mileage your current car
> >> gets, and what another vehicle you're considering will get, and then
> >> see how much money you'll save per
> >> year.
> >> Take care!
> >> - Jeff
> > It would be more meaningful if one could put in their percentage of
> > highway and city type driving into the calculation and the respective
> > mileages for both vehicles.
> > As an example, I usually drive 10K miles per year, with about 70% highway.
> > My current vehicle (2004 EXL V6) gets 22 mpg city, 30 mpg highway, while
> > hybrids get lower mileage highway then they do city driving conditions.
Any site that shows Prius battery performance for the last 10 years...
they first came out in 97 right?
Posted by Justbob30 on November 26, 2007, 7:31 am
Go to the site, search for your keyword, few problems but I suspect that is
not what you want to hear.
>> go tohttp://www.greenhybrid.com/& see real mileage databases, this gives
>> the mileage of real people in real time, tells you what % of mileage is
>> city
>> & highway.
>>
>>
>>
>> > javawizard wrote:
>> >> You might enjoy a little converter at
>> >>www.fast-math.org/motorfuelcost.htmin which you can enter the
>> >> approximate miles you drive per year, the mileage your current car
>> >> gets, and what another vehicle you're considering will get, and then
>> >> see how much money you'll save per
>> >> year.
>> >> Take care!
>> >> - Jeff
>>
>> > It would be more meaningful if one could put in their percentage of
>> > highway and city type driving into the calculation and the respective
>> > mileages for both vehicles.
>>
>> > As an example, I usually drive 10K miles per year, with about 70%
>> > highway.
>> > My current vehicle (2004 EXL V6) gets 22 mpg city, 30 mpg highway,
>> > while
>> > hybrids get lower mileage highway then they do city driving conditions.
> Any site that shows Prius battery performance for the last 10 years...
> they first came out in 97 right?
>
Posted by Gordon McGrew on November 27, 2007, 5:53 am
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.
>>> go tohttp://www.greenhybrid.com/& see real mileage databases, this gives
>>> the mileage of real people in real time, tells you what % of mileage is
>>> city
>>> & highway.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> > javawizard wrote:
>>> >> You might enjoy a little converter at
>>> >>www.fast-math.org/motorfuelcost.htmin which you can enter the
>>> >> approximate miles you drive per year, the mileage your current car
>>> >> gets, and what another vehicle you're considering will get, and then
>>> >> see how much money you'll save per
>>> >> year.
>>> >> Take care!
>>> >> - Jeff
>>>
>>> > It would be more meaningful if one could put in their percentage of
>>> > highway and city type driving into the calculation and the respective
>>> > mileages for both vehicles.
>>>
>>> > As an example, I usually drive 10K miles per year, with about 70%
>>> > highway.
>>> > My current vehicle (2004 EXL V6) gets 22 mpg city, 30 mpg highway,
>>> > while
>>> > hybrids get lower mileage highway then they do city driving conditions.
>>
>> Any site that shows Prius battery performance for the last 10 years...
>> they first came out in 97 right?
>>
>>
> year around.