Hybrid car buying guide
To help you decide whether to make a hybrid your next car (or truck or SUV), we've explored the ins and outs of this technology, then checked out the hybrid models currently on the market and those just around the bend. Learn more

A nice section. Their review of the FEH seems rather harsh.

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I about crapped myself when I read this part:

Could it be true???? Someone in the media actually talking about the reality of the hybrid battery situation??

Now if only we could get the rest of the media to read & understand this.

"Speed doesn't have anything to do with mileage. My truck has an overdrive gear for a reason." - Credited to an unnamed Freeper reguarding changing the speed limit back to 55MPH.

Only got through the 1st few sections, but some very baisc errors:

"Just about all hybrids use regenerative braking, a system with generators placed on each wheel to send electricity to the battery pack when the brake pedal is pushed... that hitting the brakes is actually good for the car, as opposed to the generally wasted energy from braking in a gasoline-only car."

1) A false impression that there are windings on the wheels or brakes themselves. All regen comes from running the motor(s) as generators. The motor is nestled up with the transmission, NOT the wheels. Only the HH/400h have additional motors on the (rear only) wheels (do they even participate in regen? I thought they were traction only).

2) Braking is still never 'good' for the car- its still better to coast, using all your built-up kinetic energy in the most efficient manner: actively moving the piece of steel down the road. ALL other energy exchanges (ie storage) are less efficient.

...and I'll ignore the HAH snub in the reviews