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Old 08-12-2019, 03:25 PM   #242 (permalink)
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The highway economy of hybrids is only higher on paper because the EPA "highway" test cycle still involves stop and go just less of it than the "city". Real world highway (not a wide parking lot "highway" in the middle of a big city) there wont be a benefit in carrying around extra weight in batteries or having regenerative braking when you can go 300 miles without touching the brakes.

I suppose the special cam and tuning they put on hybrids because they can be a little short on horsepower can help on the highway, but that's not hybrid technology and could be used on any gas car.

BTW Epstein had sex with, kidnapped, and pimped out kids. That's pretty illegal everywhere.
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