"Dave Plowman (News)" through a haze of senile
flatulence wrote in message ...
In article ,
Tony Bryer wrote:
I've just come back from Denver. The main pedestrianised street has
hybrid buses with LPG engines running at a continuous speed charging
batteries which then drive electric motors. Very smooth and quiet, but,
I suspect, peculiarly suited to a low speed frequent stop-start
application.

They are indeed - which is where
the Prius scores, stop and start town
driving. Unfortunately it has poor open
road performance and economy

Sad isn't it. I have a Prius the open road economy is very good. I wonder
if Richard's loafers are good economically.