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Old 10-22-2014, 05:03 PM   #11 (permalink)
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This is a bit like Honda's including their "Eco Assist" driver training aid on their other vehicles than just the hybrid. It encourages thriftier behavior. Or in the case of the specific example in the top video, it makes wasteful behavior a bit more difficult to do, and humans are lazy.

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