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Originally Posted by hayden55
I kinda laughed at that quote. I mean my Prius weighs over 1,5 tons and has a 1.8L engine. Do you consider that a big SUV? I think the whole going somewhere without a car is just a social disconnect. How often and how far are you going places without a car? It sounds like things in your city are a lot closer. How far do you travel to things in your daily life where you live?
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In case of the Prius, I think the battery and hybrid drivetrain are to blame for that weight.
It is not a SUV as that cars body is designed very differently, wich shows in its aerodynamic drag and highway fuel economy.
However it isn't even that fuel efficient, a lot of diesels beat it on the highway.
As for how far I go without a car on a regular basis, that's about 70 km one way, 140 km roundtrip if I took my car.
Usualy I take the train for that trip, sometimes by moped but I did that trip by bike a few times when I was crazy fit.
For other stuff it depends, I tend to ride my bike a lot for anything <10 km each direction unless I need to transport a lot of stuff.