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Old 11-29-2006, 08:28 AM
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Default Re: Top Gear video of prius

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Originally Posted by livvie View Post
. . . . A better test would be to drive a non civic hybrid vs a hybrid, same course, same speeds (not hybrid conservative mode speeds, real world speeds) and then compare. I'm guessing the number is not going to anywhere near double.
What happens to the 'non civic hybrid' if it is driven following the hybrid efficient protocol?

It could be that we are seeing the early edge of a paradyne shift. In the past, we built our transportation system around the characteristics of non-hybrid vehicles. In the future, a new set of rules and 'common knowledge' will emerge.

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