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Originally Posted by AndrewJ
But they seem to be throwing out 150 as a legitimate EPA number without any EPA testing.
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We'll have to see what numbers the EPA rate it under... But they're quite clear that they did the testing following claiming to follow the EPA's guidelines with the whole 40 mile/day EV thing. Their website claims 30mpg in full hybrid mode.
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upon taking a second look, the 30 mile EV-only range is for an after market PHEV kit for the Prius, still, that kit only claims 100mpg.
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I think that may come down to capacity -- the 100mpg Prius kit, last I checked, replaces the factory battery with lead acid batteries (bigger than the factory pack though).
Even if it's half of 150mpg - that's a huge increase for an SUV (Aptera claimed 300mpg before they came down to 150).