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Old 04-30-2005, 11:46 PM
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Monterey County Herald,*CA*- Apr 29, 2005... TOM: Here's why: Hybrids combine a gasoline engine with a battery-powered electric motor. In Toyota's hybrid system (which is the most popular), the battery ...
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Prius ll can be stopped with the engine off, but still run the air condtioner. It's electric. Seems Click and Clack could use a little updating on their Hybrid knowledge. Plus, ALL cars are affected the same way on the highway. The faster you go (especially above 50 miles per hour), the more energy it takes to keep you moving thru the air, thus lower MPG. It seems bigger in a hybrid since going from 50 MPG to 45 MPG is 5 MPG (10 percent less), whereas going from 20 MPG to 18 MPG is the same 10 percent loss, but "only" 2 MPG.

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I actually e-mailed them and pointed them to this site.

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