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Old 12-23-2009, 03:43 PM   #3 (permalink)
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IMO the benefit would be tiny. The car's battery pack is very small, its not like we are talking actual EVs. The Prius' battery pack can't even haul you 2 miles at low speeds before the engine kicks in to recharge the pack.

If the battery pack were much larger, you'd see a benefit. Then we start calling them PHEVs though.
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