"Doctor Drivel" wrote in message
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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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In the US, about 40 mpg is the norm for town use.
And even allowing for the US gallon being smaller
it isn't in the 75 mpg ballpark.

The official UK fuel efficiency data for the Prius T3 is:
Urban 72.4 mpg-imp (3.90 L/100 km; 60.3 mpg-US),
Extra Urban 76.4 mpg-imp (3.70 L/100 km; 63.6 mpg-US),
Combined 72.4 mpg-imp (3.90 L/100 km; 60.3 mpg-US).[48

But just exactly who drives according to any of the Urban/Extra Urban
cycles?
They assume you start with a full battery and don't care if its flat at the
end.
Its pretty easy to get extra mpg if you have another source of energy that
you don't have to measure as part of the test.


UK goes from 72.4mpg to 76.4mpg. 75mpg is about between the two.