Turning the accessories off and driving more With the air conditioning and CD player going, it was a less. In full-on / full-stop city traffic, in 90-degree temperatures Mixed highway and secondary road driving, I saw a 94 mpgĪverage. In a mostly-downhill, light-throttle stretch of Even more than a normal gasoline-poweredĬar, it thrives when driven gently. But the Prius seems especially sensitive to driving styleĪnd traffic conditions. With any vehicle, fuel economy is dependent on operatingĬonditions. Over well 400 miles on an 11-gallon tank of regular unleaded Need to plug it into a recharger like a pure electric car. Its batteries are rechargedīy the gasoline engine and by regenerative braking - there is no With one minor exception, regenerative braking, the Its complex hybrid gasoline-electric drivetrain is noĭrawback. True five-passenger sedan, with slightly more interior space than a The Prius is most remarkable for being unremarkable. My transportation for the past week, and it has been a very Speeds and longer distances of American driving. Powerful than the Japanese version to better deal with the higher The "official" American-spec Prius is slightly more Since 1997, and test versions have been in the U.S. Motor for increased fuel economy and lower exhaust emissions.Īctually, hybrid cars are here now. Systems that combine an internal combustion engine with an electric One of the first steps will be hybrid drivetrains, power Increasing demands for cleaner air are expected to change the cars SEE ALSO: Toyota Buyer's Guide by Carey Russ
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