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Old 11-22-2006, 02:41 PM
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Default Re: Prius vs. HCH II- My type of service

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Originally Posted by SodaGuy View Post
Well, the car is driven 600+ mi/month, but the majority of the trips are 1-3 mi in length, with the rest being 5-10 mi in length, so I think I have a chance of some EV only operation with that profile.
Let me suggest a simpler approach:

1) Go to the hybrid mileage database
2) Select vehicles with simular profiles to yours (aka., length of trips, miles per month, temperature)
3) Record the average of their MPG

This will give some basis of fact to work from. Although there is a Prius model, it assumes a steady-state, warmed-up condition. Since you are likly to see more 'warm-up' time, it makes sense to see what others are getting.

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