1600 Miles on a Tankful

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  1. eheath

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    #1 eheath, May 8, 2012
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    I.e. still short of the Japanese record tank distance in a Prius (not a plug-in): exceeding 3000 kilometers. And that includes many commute day engine warmup cycles.
     
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    drinnovation EREV for EVER!

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    Interesting.. would have been a time when I said, wow 84.1 MPG.
    I'm so spoiled now and 84.1MPG would be a very very bad day.

    Yeah its better than I would get a 1500mile trip, but then I'd have to drive an inefficient car all year. For a 1500 mile trip, I'd fly (coach).

    Best "tank" for a Volt is about 14435 miles. But of course that includes plugging in.
    And of couse a BEV... well there is no gas at all.
     
    #3 drinnovation, May 10, 2012
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    No fair...it would be more equivalent to getting 120 EV-only miles on a Volt.
     
    #4 wjtracy, May 10, 2012
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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    Or the 2200+ mile tank in an Original Insight.
     
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    drinnovation EREV for EVER!

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    120 EV-only miles on a volt is 3.4x EPA. The 84.1 is not even 2x of the EPA highway of a TDI. In pure EV in a volt has already two people that exceeded 70 (i.e. 2x).
     
    #6 drinnovation, May 10, 2012
  7. dbcassidy

    dbcassidy Toyota Hybrid Nation, 8 Million Strong

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  8. dbcassidy

    dbcassidy Toyota Hybrid Nation, 8 Million Strong

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    Sorry, this forum is for DIESEL topics, lets' keep it that way!

    Thank you

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    #8 dbcassidy, May 17, 2012
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    18.5 gallon fuel tank. I wish my Prius had a bigger tank. :D
     
    #9 El Dobro, Jun 16, 2012
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    Put a bigger tank in any car and it will drive a long distance

    -Htc Tapatalk ( sorry for auto spell correct )
     
    #10 Flying White Dutchman, Jun 16, 2012
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