When I looked into them, most examples I found were getting worse mpg than a diessel powered car with the exception of if you lived in a city and did a lot of stop n go city driving. Everything I was reading was that the mpg ratings on the hybrids is incorrect due to out of date EPA tests that figure out your mpg based on emissions readings on the tailpipe. So if that all was true then battery would should not play a factor in the mpg ratings in the non-city driving since isn't that when they normally run off the small gas motor? I heard a small bit on the radio this morning about the US government possibly offering some incentives towards "cleaner running diesel powered cars" I'd really love to see hybird-diessels produced and offered stateside. I know all the prototypes of those have offered some stupid high mpg ratings. Existing just straight diessel cars tend to get low 40s to mid 50s, depending on car size and both hwy figures. The hybrid prototypes that I have read about were in the low 70s to mid 80s mpg ranges.
On 4/27/05, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I would say they are almost definitely inconsistent to some extent. I > don't > know of a battery technology that isn't affected by temperature, for > example > - so people in the very cold or very hot areas may see a huge gap (even > discounting changes caused from running the heaters and air conditioners). > > My guess is that even in the worst of cases they'll still get great > mileage > - but only when compared to other cars, not to their stated numbers. > > Jim Davis > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:155601 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
