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It just occurred to me to check the Fuelly.com entries for the Lexus CT 200h which is a compact car (nearly sub-compact) with the 3rd gen Prius...
Note, however, that the Volt was not considered as part of this survey. Also, they think the Prius is a compact car. :-)
I added a mid-size 2012 Chevrolet Cruze to the comparison....
One could make the argument that 10-15 mile PHEVs should get the same flat tax credit as a Volt or LEAF regardless of battery pack size. The...
What difference does it make? Well usbseawolf2000 seems to have put some effort into presenting us with charts which indicate the power levels...
It's worth keeping in mind that the 38 kW PiP battery output power value only comes from one priuschat forum member who reports having seen it in...
Yes, but not that important if you use hybrid mode rarely as many Volt owners will. The Volt will typically spend most of its hybrid mode time at...
Understanding the overall PiP design is useful and it certainly explains the trade-offs. PiP = large market 3rd gen plugin = Â less expensive =...
Out of curiosity, I went over to Fuelly.com and counted up all of the Prius entries that got mileage roughly similar (42.9 MPG) or worse than I...
It's probably not a big deal to run the engine mildly at 62 MPH or above at a consumption rate of ~230 MPG . I think it's a perfectly good...
Or, in other words, burning gas at 65 MPH is a virtue -- somehow -- and the Volt would be a better car if it always burned gas at 65 just like the...
That's a bit of an exaggeration. EPA is 35 city, 40 highway, and 37 combined. It's easy to avoid city traffic in hybrid mode by using the...
It isn't. My point was that most of the complexity concern about the Volt applies to the PiP (and therefore mostly to the non-plug Prius as well)....
It gets up to the 40 cent marginal rate if you use lots of electricity and end up at the top tier. As you know, CA uses a tiered rate scheme that...
Interesting charts. Thanks for making them! Can you post links to the underlying emission tests results? One thing to keep in mind about the...
How about the CA SULEV Prius versus the ULEV Prius sold in other parts of the U.S.?
How about for an extra $2,500 after tax credit?
The same can and has been said about the Prius. Both use a power-split design with 2 motors, a gas engine, and a planetary gearset. Both...
Yes, the Volt goes gas-free up to the full 101 MPH. The PiP has blended EV mode primarily due to power output limitations due to its smaller...
I have the impression that relatively few people had the chance to do extended driving in the PiP prototype. I've driven the 2012 beta production...
