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Originally Posted by Jim Bullis

I still have problems when it looks like things are getting badly off track for us as a country. Look at AFS Trinity brings "150 mpg" plug-in hybrids to Capitol Hill for some sweet stimulus cash if you want to know what I really think.

Why such an issue with taking relevant driving patterns into consideration?

If city planner and vehicle designers did a better job at examining commute needs, we wouldn't be in the poor shape we're in now with respect to consumption. The goal, at the end of the day, isn't higher MPG numbers (that's just a metric we are familiar) - the goal is lower total consumption. And that's what any hybrid drive train does so very well. If we're limited by one technology, why go solo with it?

I don't see AFS ignoring the cost of electricity - they even state it, quite plainly, on the first page of their website


I still think the problem is a poor metric (MPG). So you pay $20 and $10 a month in electricity and gasoline, respectively to commute rather than $40-$50 a month on gasoline alone. Good things happened here 1) less oil was needed and 2) less electricity didn't go through a middle man...


I do agree with theunchosen, but I don't think he's stated it out loud - this thread needs some splitting