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Old 01-14-2006, 09:44 AM
ElanC ElanC is offline
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Default Re: Higher speed driving in HCH 2006

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Originally Posted by psyshack
But it would have killed a hybrid.
Would you explain that?

I live at the top of an 800 ft hill, two miles from the freeway at zero elevation. The climb has sections with a 20% grade. The HCH handles it just fine. And, with assist applied on the uphill and regen on the downhill, I'm sure I get at least 20% better FE than a comparable non-hybrid without even thinking about it. If I wanted to break the law and climb the hill at 40 MPH the hybrid might not do it. But that's not how I drive, so it's not an issue.

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