"Prius that can hit up to 150MPG in city areas. .. [by] charging overnight using a regular power plug, owners will be able to drive for up to 50 miles on battery power alone"
Am I the only one who finds it odd to measure battery performance in "miles per gallon" = MPG ...?
I love Prius, but come on. Is Toyota going to pay my power bill by any chance? No. How come this isn't figured in the calculations?
All of these "Why is it listed in MPG?" comments are seriously uninformed. The car is a hybrid, so it uses gasoline. Yes, it's for charging the battery, but you can drive this car for 150 miles and only consume 1 gallon of gas.
Why is that so hard for people to understand? It's not rocket science.
Mike Cohen - Extension cord... unless you live in an urban place where you can't do that without it being stolen. Still, get enough of these out on the roads, and I'll bet the parking garages here in the city will start offering battery charging. No you say, of course they will, it's another thing they can over-charge (pun intended) for.
I agree...I think a MPG estimate for a hybrid is not particularly helpful. In any case, hasn't it already been proven that owning a hybrid is still way more expensive than a regular car unless gas prices hit $10/gallon or something? I remember seeing a website about a year ago that does the calculations and determined that aside from a smaller carbon footprint you are wasting your money on a hybrid. Until a hybrid is both environmentally responsible and fiscally feasible, I will pass.
These "MPG" complainers are either oil-company trolls or seriously misinformed idiots.
The car is a HYBRID. You get the equivalent of 150miles-per-gallon when you have at least 1 gallon and a full battery charge. How is this difficult to understand? The batteries simply extend your gasoline mileage (or you can run batteries alone and get a lower equivalent mileage).
Again, 1 gallon + full batteries = 150MPG. How is this hard to figure out?
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"Prius that can hit up to 150MPG in city areas. .. [by] charging overnight using a regular power plug, owners will be able to drive for up to 50 miles on battery power alone"
Am I the only one who finds it odd to measure battery performance in "miles per gallon" = MPG ...?
I love Prius, but come on. Is Toyota going to pay my power bill by any chance? No. How come this isn't figured in the calculations?
suv4x4 said:
Is Toyota going to pay my power bill by any chance? No. How come this isn't figured in the calculations?
It is - that is why they use a MPG equivalent.
Imagine it cost £5 to buy a gallon of petrol, or £5 to charge the battery. The price is the same, but the number of miles I can get is different.
These figures are easily found. Less than one dollar per "gallon".
http://calcars.org/vehicles.html
There are some places in California where this entire conversion could be offset by local initiatives & state funded rebates.
I own a Civic Hybrid, but will certainly consider other options that allow for a sizable chunk of my driving to be gasoline free when I next purchase.
Even electric cars like the Tesla Roadster have government MPG ratings.
suv4x4 - Thanks for confirming how dorky the Prius looks.
It would be so much easier if they just said miles per dollar...
All of these "Why is it listed in MPG?" comments are seriously uninformed. The car is a hybrid, so it uses gasoline. Yes, it's for charging the battery, but you can drive this car for 150 miles and only consume 1 gallon of gas.
Why is that so hard for people to understand? It's not rocket science.
That's OK for someone who parks in a garage where they have an AC outlet, but for those of us who park outdoors, it's useless.
It's not about the money, it's about the O-ZONE!!! but really, the world is more important than the gas money. . . really it is.
Mike Cohen
- Extension cord... unless you live in an urban place where you can't do that without it being stolen. Still, get enough of these out on the roads, and I'll bet the parking garages here in the city will start offering battery charging. No you say, of course they will, it's another thing they can over-charge (pun intended) for.
The 150 MPG number is bullshit. If it was truly 150 MPG - then you could go 1500 miles on 10 gallons of gas WITHOUT STOPPING!
I love the technology, but I hate the liars pushing it.
I agree...I think a MPG estimate for a hybrid is not particularly helpful. In any case, hasn't it already been proven that owning a hybrid is still way more expensive than a regular car unless gas prices hit $10/gallon or something? I remember seeing a website about a year ago that does the calculations and determined that aside from a smaller carbon footprint you are wasting your money on a hybrid. Until a hybrid is both environmentally responsible and fiscally feasible, I will pass.
These "MPG" complainers are either oil-company trolls or seriously misinformed idiots.
The car is a HYBRID. You get the equivalent of 150miles-per-gallon when you have at least 1 gallon and a full battery charge. How is this difficult to understand? The batteries simply extend your gasoline mileage (or you can run batteries alone and get a lower equivalent mileage).
Again, 1 gallon + full batteries = 150MPG. How is this hard to figure out?