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Old 06-29-2006, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by nbalthaser
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i may be mistaken about the battery being in the loop. even so, at higher road speeds my understanding is that the electrical inefficiencies would be around 30%, mainly due to impedence at those higher voltage levels. . . .
Either you are mistaken or a Prius getting 55+ MPG at 65 miles per hour is breaking several Laws of Thermodynamics. But I am very interested in the source for:

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Originally Posted by nbalthaser
. . . the electrical inefficiencies would be around 30% . . .
Sometimes folks cite something out of context not realizing that the caveats are important. Give me a pointer to the source and I'll be happy to review this claim. This is not the first time I've read it.

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