I was a rear seat passenger in a Prius in Massachusetts a few years ago. Didn't much care for the busy dash lights and obstructed rear view. I would love to get a Leaf but used ones at a decent price are hard to find
On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 2:37 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Here's a little documentation on the Prius C (city car) as well as the > standard Prius. > > > http://priuschat.com/threads/real-world-highway-mpg-75-85-mph-speeds.131591/#axzz3D1oYth4e > > > http://www.hybridcars.com/forums/showthread.php?99010-the-real-Prius-gas-mileage/page2&s=aa218f2f49a790ff49a0fc9e9f6b49f2 > ............................ > > On Thu, 11 Sep 2014 11:42:15 -0500 > Peter Frederick via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > All hybrids get worse long distance highway milage than the equivalent > > sized non-hybrid because you have an undersized engine dragging a huge > > battery with little or no regenerative braking -- when do you lift > > your foot completely off the gas on the interestate? That means you > > use battery power on upgrades and then have to recharge it, and you > > get NO recovery of energy by regenerative braking (which is where the > > high milage comes from, not the hybrid nature of the drive train). > > > > The weight of the car, rolling resistance, and the drag coefficient > > are the only determinants for milage on the highway once the battery > > is fully charged, and milage will drop to the low 30's or less, often > > to the mid 20's. > > > > Stop and go driving they will top 50, but then my brother's Jetta TDI > > tops 50 on the highway without the battery and all the other crap. Mid > > 40s in town, same as my 300d -- milage is only slightly different > > between highway and mixed suburban. > > > > Peter > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > > > > > > ----- > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 2014.0.4765 / Virus Database: 4015/8194 - Release Date: 09/11/14 > > > > > -- > arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
