re: Hybrid autos: is the increased MPG pseudoscience?

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Doug Ellison — 4/10/2005 3:39:04 PM (archived)

It's quite simple - the Prius gets about 40-50mpg in typical use, whereas a small modern 1.2 diesel will get 50% more than that.

It's little sort of fraud.

Doug

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Hybrid autos: is the increased MPG pseudoscience? - phil - 4/9/2005 1:22:44 AM
- A good small engine and a manual transmission - David F Mayer - 4/11/2005 2:55:33 PM
- re: Emmissions is a very bad way of measuring MPG. - Scott Evil - 4/11/2005 1:46:14 PM
- re: Hybrid autos: is the increased MPG pseudoscience? - Doug Ellison - 4/10/2005 3:39:04 PM
- The EPA test is not accurate. The EPA will do anything except - David F Mayer - 4/10/2005 6:41:20 AM
- Sad State Of US Math? - Mark Eby - 4/9/2005 6:38:50 PM
- Not convinced enuf to buy - Donald - 4/9/2005 3:51:44 PM
- Get a Saturn SL-1 or the closest equivalent - Gary - 4/9/2005 3:32:42 AM
  - Or a Geo Metro. - RobVG - 4/9/2005 5:19:21 AM
    - Wow! What sort of engine do they have? (n/t) - Gary - 4/9/2005 6:29:29 PM
      - Gerbils. - Scott Evil - 4/11/2005 1:59:09 PM
      - I just looked it up. - Gary - 4/9/2005 6:51:25 PM
        
        I miss setting the point gap and checking the dwell. - RobVG - 4/10/2005 6:14:10 AM
        
        head-warp - Gary - 4/11/2005 1:44:29 AM
- Other factors - Tom Brosz - 4/9/2005 2:11:47 AM

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