"Doctor Evil" wrote in message
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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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Doctor Evil wrote:

They may be, but are not representative of real life driving.

They are.

You don't know much about cars either then?

I know all things about cars

And given just how poor the Prius turned
out to be,

The latest Prius is an amazing success. It doesn't have a gearbox,
just
one planetary gear assembly.

Which is a gearbox.

It isn't. There are no stepped gears or pullies with belts. You just
don't
know.

Many other makers have licenced the Toyota
drivetrain.

Licences are taken out on all sorts of things,
but get no further than that.

The new Ford Escape in the USA uses it. You just don't know

The overall MPG was appalling. Beaten by every other similar size and
performance diesel.

Total balls. Alos the car emits 90% less polution than other cars.

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/?long_t...story.php...56

"The Prius's fuel consumption has also provided us with a few smiles. To
date, it has averaged an amazing 60.8mpg - an Auto Express long-termer
record."

Yes, 60.8mpg

You just don't know anything at all. Sad but true.

Here is the AutoExpress web site:
http://tinyurl.com/cwj4p

From the AutoExpress site:

"How do you turn an eco-friendly 56mpg car into an even greener 130mpg one?
Plug it in! Toyota once said that the great thing about the petrol-electric
hybrid Prius was you didn't have to charge it via the mains."

Now you can do both (don't charge from the mains and if you want charge
overnight cheaply) and get 130mpg if you charge overnight.