mix...@bigpond.com wrote:
Efficiency is 60.1 km per liter (141 mpg), compared to an ordinary Prius
which gets 32.6 km per liter (77 mpg). (Those efficiency ratings sound too
high to me.)
They are probably based on the notion that a larger percentage of driving will
be pure electric, thus decreasing the amount of gasoline consumed during any
given trip.
I think so. The Volt has a similar formula for mileage. However, the
second number 77 mpg is too high for the present-day Prius. It is more
like 50 mpg, I think. Perhaps the Japanese regulators have a different
method of measuring this than the EPA. it is not difficult to get 77 mpg
with a regular Prius in good driving conditions.
the EPA used to have different standards which gave the Prius higher
numbers.
Ah, here is an official web site in English, that pegs it at 87 mpg:
http://www.toyota.com/prius-plug-in/
- Jed
