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Old 06-16-2021, 04:16 PM   #14 (permalink)
Isaac Zachary
High Altitude Hybrid
 
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Avalon - '13 Toyota Avalon HV
90 day: 40.45 mpg (US)

Prius - '06 Toyota Prius
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Originally Posted by JSH View Post
Toyota won't have made the same error if they replace sedans and cars like the Prius with 40 mpg crossovers. Once you get to that level of fuel economy most people don't care and just want the larger, more practical and (subjectively) more stylist car. The difference in fuel cost between a RAV4 Hybrid AWD and a Prius is only $250 a year.
Interesting. Maybe I should stop hating CUV's as much as I do.

Of course it also depends on how bad fuel prices ever become. It doesn't seem likely, but if they reach, say, $30 per gallon and electricity $3 a kWh, then people will want something completely different.
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