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jim rockford · 08-13-2008, 07:57 PM

supose you had a hybrid car. would starting out in electric mode up to a certain point to a set speed then allowing the gas motor to take over and the electric cut out help mileage as much as i think it would. the biggest gas usage is during acceleration and by eliminating that should help greatly. isn't this the way the prius works? any thoughts?

08-13-2008, 07:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
jim rockford suffering from ADD Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: florida Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	another idea i have been kicking around supose you had a hybrid car. would starting out in electric mode up to a certain point to a set speed then allowing the gas motor to take over and the electric cut out help mileage as much as i think it would. the biggest gas usage is during acceleration and by eliminating that should help greatly. isn't this the way the prius works? any thoughts?