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Originally Posted by xcel
Hi NASAgineer:
___The Prius’ strengths are in an all city environment where the IMA’s get taken to the woodshed. Because of the slow accelerations and coast downs in the FTP75, the Prius II is in its element. The Prius II’s ICE only runs ~ 46% of the time in that test if you can believe that! The amount of time you will be driving ICE-Off will surprise you.
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Wow. I had no idea the Prius II was that efficient in an urban environment. Almost enough to make me question my purchase, sicne that's all I ever drive.
Xcel, out of curiosity, the last two tanks I posted were a to/from road trip over Thanksgiving that were basically spent at 68 miles per hour on cruise picking up drafts that actually yielded better FE than an undrafted cruise at 60 MPH was. After reading your explanation of the Prius II's highway capabilities, do you think it's safe to say I ended up with more in my HCH than I would have in a Prius II?