gpsman1,
The figures you give for the FEH are really hyper miler or 'Offical numbers'. As shown by the database on this site most will never acheive them (and if they do they won't over more that maybe one tank or part tank). I was getting the average that the database says (28mpg) overall with 18 months of FEH (4WD) Driving which is still very impressive. (and 30Mpg in the same week last year for a tank)

Please don't use language like 'properly driven' it's flame bait and doesn't gain anything.

My point was over the identical journies for a whole tank ( somewhere between city and highway) same weather for both cars the MPG was higher, there are other factors for me too (I live at 3600 feet) that will reduce it as a number to others. But it isn't the absolute numbers that matter but the valid comparision.

The Hihy is a much bigger (and heavier) car and is giving at least the same or better MPG, in the identical conditions so something must be different about the HiHy that perhaps suits my regular journey better.

So as a real comparision between vehicles (in the same driving conditions) i think this is a good thing to share. For others the FEH may well be better in their conditions.

Don't get me wrong I am not trashing the FEH after all i owned one for 18 months, it is a good vehicle that i am recomending to others, but now i can own a HiHy and want to share the Hybrid differences.

My comment about battery capacity is again based on real driving in the same stop go stretch on my commute the FEH would run out of Energy and had to start ICE part way in. The HiHy didn't and seemed to only lose 2 bars on the energy meter over the whole stretch.

The Coasting again over the same journey the FEH wouldn't shut down the ICE untill i was less than 37Mph the hyhi would shutdown at 49.7Mph



Dave