You seem to want the EPA to change it's city cycle to "Larry's drive to work." I'm afraid you are going to stay disgruntled.

At it's best, a test cycle gives a level playing field, to COMPARE one car to another. The presumption is that if the Prius gives 20% better mpg than the HCH in the EPA test, the same 20% difference would occur in your hands. It does NOT mean you will get 60 mpg. See the difference ?

You might argue that the 20% difference will only occur in a specified set of conditions that most drivers will not experience. That is a different argument, and one you have not argued persuasively.

A separate question is how far removed is the EPA cycle from real-world conditions. As I have said before, almost all my driving is in the city, and I have no problem at all hitting over 60 mpg, and usually closer to 65 mpg.

ymmv, as does mine, but hitting EPA does not take a Dan K or Wayne. It does take anticipatory driving, at least for me. Is that what you have against the EPA cycle ?

None of the above has squat to do with EV.

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."