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Originally Posted by Ecky
Here's a quick article I found on the unrealisticness of the Japanese test cycle:
https://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/03/....4%20mpg%20(US)!
In the US, the 2010 Prius is rated for 48mpg highway. In Japan, it was rated for 90mpg. Japanese Prius drivers tend to get around 50mpg equivalent in real world conditions. It isn't that their version of the car is any more efficient, their test is just bogus. |
Someone I did work for in the past (Diamond Larry) bought a new Prius back in 2006. He found Japanese controllers he adapted to his US Prius that gave him
far better fuel economy. One of them extended the "low charge" range so he could run off batteries when the stock US controller kicked in the engine (for example). I challenge your research (not you personally) based on my correspondence with Diamond Larry. Larry was getting around 107 MPG average on his Prius the last I spoke with him.