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Old 01-05-2023, 10:53 AM   #72 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Phase View Post
They just say the new combined mpg is 57 for the new Prius. If it had more drag, I wonder if the highway mpg is even worse now than the last prius, but the city driving had gone up into the 60s because of the better battery?
If the battery has more capacity, the car can stay in 'electric-only' mode longer, and at 350% BSFC-e advantage, pushing the EPA CITY numbers up for sure.
If lower rolling resistance tires are now used, they'd help compensate for increased HWY aero drag.
Maybe Prius buyers don't put numbers under a microscope.
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