Posted by Was Istoben on July 16, 2009, 8:51 pm
> On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:22:07 -0700, "David T. Johnson"
> wrote:
>>pierre wrote:
>>
>>>>> The Toyota Prius is still the reigning mileage champ in the U.S.,
>>>>> earning
>>>>> an EPA rating of 45 mpg highway, 48 mpg city for 2009.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>> Unless they have changed their rating system since last year, these
>>> figures are
>>> no more than laboratory estimates, not worth a pinch.
>>>
>>
>>No, the EPA ratings are not 'estimates' but 'measurements' under a set
>>of controlled conditions. The conditions for the EPA ratings were
>>recently changed to more-closely reflect current driving practices. The
>>actual mileage that you obtain may be significantly different, of
>>course, due to variations in the way everyone drives and the
>>environment they operate in...and that will always be the case. The EPA
>>ratings offer a very good way to objectively compare fuel economy
>>between different vehicles.
> Maybe valid as a comparison tool, but do they represent figures that are
> actually realisable on the road?
I easily beat the current figures and easily matched the old figures.
Posted by Al Sherman on July 16, 2009, 10:18 pm
>> Maybe valid as a comparison tool, but do they represent figures that are
>> actually realisable on the road?
> I easily beat the current figures and easily matched the old figures.
> "Was Istoben"
I also can easily match the numbers during warm weather, if I drive
carefully and avoid short trips.
This applies to both my Prius and previous cars.
Posted by Noddy on July 16, 2009, 10:31 pm
> I also can easily match the numbers during warm weather, if I drive
> carefully and avoid short trips.
> This applies to both my Prius and previous cars.
Would you people take your comments over to
"amercians.who.get.excited.about.cars.powered.by.blender.motors" please?
No one down here is interested in the Prius, or what you do with them.
--
Regards,
Noddy.
Posted by Al Sherman on July 16, 2009, 10:47 pm
> Would you people take your comments over to
> "amercians.who.get.excited.about.cars.powered.by.blender.motors" please?
> No one down here is interested in the Prius, or what you do with them.
> --
> Regards,
> Noddy.
Sorry, Noddy. This started as a post to alt.autos.toyota.prius.
In the first reply, Lu R added aus.cars to the distribution. It certainly
appears to be inappropriate. I'll keep aus.cars so Noddy can see my reply.
Please delete in future discussion.
Oh, yes. My blender motor does very well, thank you.
Posted by Noddy on July 16, 2009, 11:30 pm
> In the first reply, Lu R added aus.cars to the distribution.
If you haven't already figured, Lu R is not playing with all the cards.
> Oh, yes. My blender motor does very well, thank you.
Glad you like it.
--
Regards,
Noddy.
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> wrote:
>>pierre wrote:
>>
>>>>> The Toyota Prius is still the reigning mileage champ in the U.S.,
>>>>> earning
>>>>> an EPA rating of 45 mpg highway, 48 mpg city for 2009.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>> Unless they have changed their rating system since last year, these
>>> figures are
>>> no more than laboratory estimates, not worth a pinch.
>>>
>>
>>No, the EPA ratings are not 'estimates' but 'measurements' under a set
>>of controlled conditions. The conditions for the EPA ratings were
>>recently changed to more-closely reflect current driving practices. The
>>actual mileage that you obtain may be significantly different, of
>>course, due to variations in the way everyone drives and the
>>environment they operate in...and that will always be the case. The EPA
>>ratings offer a very good way to objectively compare fuel economy
>>between different vehicles.
> Maybe valid as a comparison tool, but do they represent figures that are
> actually realisable on the road?