"John Rumm" wrote in message
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Matt Beard wrote:

29mpg - who are they trying to fool that this is environmentally
friendly?

The idea with hybrid cars is supposed to be that they are more fuel
efficient. My car can manage 65mpg happily with a normal engine - and
still stays above 50mpg with 4 adults onboard and a shedload of stuff
in the back (it's an estate).

Apparently there is a class action suit against Toyata in the US now on
the grounds that real users are finding the 60+ mpg advertising claims
unachievable in real world conditions.

Auto Expresses long term Prius returned 65mpg. So that suit will fail.
Probably taken up by a competitor in false clothing. A common thing in the
USA.