SegwayChat - View Single Post - Experimental Hybrid Cars Get Up to 250 Mpg

W9GFO · 08-14-2005, 01:28 PM

Very misleading usage of mpg.

I used to drive a semi that would get over 100 mpg - while going downhill. The engine was still running but the primary source of power was the stored potential energy of altitude.

This 230 mpg Prius uses the same logic - stored electrical energy from being plugged in. Sheesh.

Rich H

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08-14-2005, 01:28 PM	#2
W9GFO Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 758	Very misleading usage of mpg. I used to drive a semi that would get over 100 mpg - while going downhill. The engine was still running but the primary source of power was the stored potential energy of altitude. This 230 mpg Prius uses the same logic - stored electrical energy from being plugged in. Sheesh. Rich H The Un-Official Segway Battery FAQ http://www.spinfoot.com/SegwayBatteryFAQ.html