On Dec 21, 11:35*am, Tim Streater wrote:
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*"Doctor Drivel" wrote:

"Tim Streater" wrote in message
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The Prius is better all around in mpg.

But as two of my nephews who own them say, you won't get your money back
on one of these.

They are cost effective in London as they pay no Congestion Charge. *Their
emissions are far less than the poisoning crap we now have. *The low noise
levels alone are worth.

Most car noise is from tires, not the engine.


Clearly you have never ridden on a trolley bus.
Depends on the speed. Most is in fact from engine cooling fan.