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Originally Posted by subnivean
I'm so tired of hearing about this hybrid 'winter penalty'
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Good post! It's amazing to me when you read reports of hybrids in the news. If you believe the reports:
- Hybrids are the first cars to get lower than EPA
- Hybrids are the first cars to get lower than expected FE in the winter
- Hybrids are the first cars where running the A/C hurts your FE
- .....
It's absolute nonsense. The only reason we know this stuff is because we PAY ATTENTION. If you analyzed the FE of ANY car the way we do our hybrids, you'd find the same thing. Amazing that anyone can conclude these drawbacks are specific to a hybrid, and actually blame the technology.
I'm waiting for the, "boy, I'm sure glad I drive this Escalade in the winter because that hybrid sure doesn't live up to it's billing...."