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Originally Posted by JacobP
Yes, you can make this case .................EPA corporate fleet fuel economy standards.
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Hi JacobP have you included the cost of maintaining the 80 000 mile Prius compared to an 80 000 mile Corolla? The Honda you are comparing to these two is a significantly nicer car!
In my experience something that is not there is much cheaper to maintain than all the KERS generators, electronics, batteries and motors of the hybrids. The petrol engine in the hybrids also perversely seems to take more strain than the one that is pushing the heavier hybrid around.
Fuel is not the only cost of running a car, spares, maintenance and servicing contribute significantly to the cost.
Would also like to run the next 80 000 - 160 000 miles of Prius/Hybrid v Corolla, Hyundai, VW or Honda.
P.S. Richard, the manus were the ones crowing about the road relevance of their hybrid power plants in F1.
Seems like great expense for little economy, wonder how a 250 kg weight saving with a 1.6 litre turbo only, would compare to the current cars in racing terms? No contest!