Exactly.
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Originally Posted by Jason
I don't understand why everyone is so perplexed by the EV mode producing no emissions. This is exactly what happens in real life! Unless the test is so short that the engine is never used at all or the battery is not at the same level at the end as the beginning, this should not make hybrid results less accurate.
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The supposed discrespancies between real-world and EPA occur because of driving conditions and driver behavior -- period. There is no unaccounted for motive power. It's not a case of creative accounting.
I live in Albuquerque, which is not a congested city, and I drive non-aggresively and do my best to time red lights. Outside of winter, I always get > 60 mpg in city driving, and typically around 65. My wife routinely gets < 55, and not infrequently < 50. Really, there is no mystery here.
R2-E2, 2G Prius.
Highway/City/Husband/Wife MPG:
56.5, as of 12/2005, 26K miles
Jac Nasser, Ford President: "We are planning to launch a hybrid version of
this car [P2000] within this year [1998]. We will also make FCEV available in
2004."