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Old 08-12-2009, 01:58 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by 99metro View Post
Wow. 190 mpg gasoline engine? wow. 40 mile range on electric. 190+40 = 230 mpg. I'd like to see how they get 190 mpg out of that engine.

Oh, that's right. Marketing scam.
When you're only using the gasoline engine as a very efficient generator, it's quite possible to get 190 MPG out of it. It would take alot of innovation and R&D, but I can't say it's impossible, nor even wholly improbable.
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