Gee, the average mileage is almost as good as I was getting with my purely gasoline powered Toyota Starlet in mixed driving over the year that I owned it. Ah, progress.
Bob Sullivan wrote: > Godfrey, > Only difference over a regular car would be some electronics, electric > motor, and batteries. What is the pollution associated with creating > and disposing of the batteries over the life of the car? > Regards, Bob S. > > On 12/28/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I just completed a round the USA trip in the Toyota Prius. >> >> Actual fuel consumption averaged over the trip: 44.5 MPG (US Gallons >> of course). >> Total miles: 7,300 >> Average speeds: 70-85 mph on the highways, normal 20-40 mph in city >> traffic. >> >> That is better than double the average fuel economy of the Land Rover >> Freelander that I sold to buy it, which weighs only 400 lbs more and >> has less people/luggage capacity. It's about 1.6x better than a >> similar trip I made with my 1981 Toyota Corolla in 1983, which didn't >> have anywhere near the performance over the road of the Prius. >> >> My overall fuel economy for all driving at present, with just short >> of 12,500 miles on the clock, is 43.9 mpg averaged actual MPG. >> >> I've driven Renault 10s and Toyota Tercels. Neither of them hold a >> candle to the Prius for comfort, quiet, stability, and performance >> over the road. Neither of them can cruise at 80 mph and make 44 mpg. >> Neither of them can go over the Sierra Nevada and Rocky mountains at >> 75mph with the cruise control set, holding a constant 70-75 mph. (The >> Land Rover wouldn't either, nor would my '85 Toyota MR2...) >> >> And, btw, the Prius will generate less than 1/10 the regulated toxic >> pollutants per mile while doing it compared to any of the above. >> >> Godfrey >> >> >> On Dec 28, 2006, at 9:32 AM, Tom C wrote: >> >> >>> The mileage of the hybrid breed of cars leaves me unimpressed. My >>> Dad was >>> getting 40+ mpg in 1970 with a Renault 10 on the highway at 55 mph (no >>> electric engine in the equation). >>> >>> I was getting 35 mpg combined city/highway 13 years back with an 82 >>> Toyota >>> Tercel. >>> >>> I'll be a little more impressed when there's a doubling of gas >>> mileage, >>> which I suspect is possible. For that matter I'd far prefer an all >>> electric >>> vehicle. >>> >>> Tom C. (talking out the side of my mouth) >>> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> > > -- Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. --Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
