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Old 09-28-2006, 01:35 PM
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Default Re: An Idiot @ WomanMotorist.com

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Originally Posted by WVGasGuy
But the truth is that unless a hybrid can beat the equivalent non-hybrid car by a factor of 3 or more, it's not that impressive.

The "truth"? Why the factor of 3? What's the significance of that and what's wrong with a factor of say 50% (or 1 1/2)?
Because 3 times is better than twice and twice is not good enough... especially since 40+ mpg existed in the late 80s if not earlier.

I had a 1984 CRX HF that could get 40+mpg without trying. No excuse for us to not be able to do better... and 50mpg is not impressive at all.