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SHRED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 09:58 PM Original message |
Prius mpg? |
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Downtown Hound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
1. I averaged between 48-52 in my 2005 Prius |
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MelissaB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 10:39 AM Response to Reply #1 |
16. That's about our average, too. We've never had a tank under 48 mpg though. |
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Drifter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
2. It has everything to do with ... |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 07:35 AM Response to Reply #2 |
13. so true |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:31 PM Response to Reply #2 |
20. the other big factor |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
3. When it comes to stated mpg, auto manufacturers lie so that |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 06:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
32. It's because the EPA system is wildly optimistic |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
4. Miles per gallon for a hybrid is only part of the true mileage. |
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Downtown Hound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 10:47 AM Response to Reply #4 |
17. How is it part of the equation? |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 12:38 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. I didn't finish my thought. |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 04:02 PM Response to Reply #18 |
28. from another post of mine today (GD) on this topic |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 04:18 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Second Law thermodynamic efficiency of the larger power generation is why. |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 05:20 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. I guess my post really didn't apply for non-pluggable hybrids |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 06:07 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. The only thing that will help is getting away from petroleum. |
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Poiuyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
5. Here are some tips on maximizing mileage in hybrids: |
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Maat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
6. I get 48-49 MPG every tank .... at least ... |
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LordJFT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 10:30 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. if you drive under 11mph you get infinite mpg |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 11:45 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. At 11 mph most of the chemical energy consumed is converted to heat |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:25 PM Response to Reply #10 |
19. at that speed in a Prius... |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:37 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Yea, Right |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:44 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. um, yeah, right. |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:57 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. OP states infinite mpg, you admit no infinite mpg |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 02:18 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Question |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 02:36 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. "Poor form, that." |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 02:40 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. *plonk* |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 02:46 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Back at ya |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-23-07 01:50 PM Response to Reply #8 |
34. Heck, if I drove one to and from work I could keep in under 35 MPH and |
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peacebird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
7. we average 55 -58 in summer and 48 in winter but we also drive from the mtns |
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petersjo02 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
9. I spoke to a friend of mine day before yesterday |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
11. It's kind of like asking how big the fish was. |
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skids (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 06:55 AM Response to Original message |
12. Mid to high 40's in winter, 50+ in summer. |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 07:42 AM Response to Original message |
14. Prius mileage |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
15. Read this... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-23-07 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
33. Everybody I have talked to says about 50. |
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