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Old 01-03-2012, 06:55 PM   #5 (permalink)
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...the owner is a LAWYER herself, so she obviously has some idea of what she's doing.

...when Honda "reprogrammed" her car to "extend" its battery life, they basically made it an ICE vehicle getting around 30 mpg, instead of anywhere near the advertised 50 mpg, regardless of whether city or highway.

...Honda wanted to ensure the batteries would "live" long enough to exceed the new-car warranty, but in the process the reprogramming traded EV operation for ICE operation, turning it into a gas-guzzler instead of a gas-sipper.
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