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Hybrid Drivers Provide Real-World Mileage Data

Posted by timothy on from the what-about-all-those-batteries dept.

Jason Siegel writes "Hybrid cars seem like the answer to rising gas prices, increased pollution and growing dependence on foreign oil, yet EPA tests have failed to produce reliable mileage estimations for consumers. Dependable fuel economy figures are now available at GreenHybrid.com, where hybrid owners have logged over 5,000,000 miles of driving information in real-world conditions. Unlike government tests and individual accounts, the database analyzes thousands of actual experiences to provide true mileage statistics." Read on for the rest.

The hot-selling Toyota Prius averages 48 miles per gallon among over 150 cars from across the country, with most drivers achieving between 45 and 51. The V-6 Honda Accord Hybrid delivers 30 miles per gallon while Ford's Escape Hybrid SUV averages 28. All hybrid owners are encouraged to post their data for these and other cars on the Internet's largest hybrid mileage database.

Reliable fuel economy figures are increasingly important as consumers explore their options in an emerging hybrid car market. Hybrids, like the new Lexus RX 400h, pair combustion engines with electric motors that recharge while driving to improve gas efficiency. "Until lately," said GreenHybrid creator Jason Siegel, "consumers have associated hybrid vehicles with a small niche of fuel-conscious environmentalists, but today's hybrids offer the best combination of high performance, great mileage and luxury features of any cars on the market."

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  1. Re:MPG science by sholden · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Yeah, because illegal immigrants make such a huge contribution to the amount of traffic on the road.

    Far more than that of citizens or even legal immigrants.

    You could also just slap a 5000% tax on gas, that'd reduce the amount air pollution produced by cars quick smart. And also reduce the number of illegal immigrants - two for one, write your representatives now!

  2. Re:My 1978 Mini gets over 55 mpg by egarland · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Americans like Big and Cheap ...and you make the insightful implication that this is a bad thing. Getting more for less, how horrible. We should really put an end to nasty things like that. How dreadfully "inefficient".

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  3. Re:MPG science by WhatAmIDoingHere · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Never said I had it to save gas. Thanks for telling me what I already knew, though!

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  4. Re:MPG science by WhatAmIDoingHere · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Oh, well sorry. I'm an asshole for saying that.

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  5. Re:Less Cars by Shihar · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    If every car on the road was a motorcycle it would suck to have a family or live where I live (Boston, USA) - especially when you need to drive an hour to work and it is well below 0 (F or C, take your pick). Further, nothing sounds more horrifying then trying to drive a motorcycle on ice.

    Me personally? I like my Honda accord with its big fluffy air bag. I like a heater. I like knowing that I can take my friends and family places, even if it is raining near freezing rain. More then that, I like knowing that if someone taps me from behind while going 60 mph (100 kph) I am not going to die. Screw the enviroment, I want to live to be a crotchey old man.