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Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by statultra, Sep 29, 2006.

  1. statultra

    statultra uber-Senior Member

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    oh yeah i was ina hurry so edit:
    Top Environmentally Friendly Cars

    http://autos.msn.com/advice/article.aspx?contentid=4024230[/url]

    I was reading this and for some odd reason it had a biasness towards hybrids in my view. Whatchya think?
     
    #1 statultra, Sep 29, 2006
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    Interesting - they didn't rank them for environmental friendliness.

    Why not ask those who have been driving them? They're basically taking EPA data and making inferences from potential buyer responses.

    Additional Resources:

    http://www.jdpower.com/autos/green-info/green-matt.aspx

    http://www.jdpower.com/studies_jdpower/pre....asp?ID=2006147
     
    #2 brandon, Sep 29, 2006
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    everytime i read something that is from JD power, or consumer reports or much less any "automotive expert" review thing, i always get the sense that hybrids portrayed by them are odd cars with no consumer interest.
     
    #3 statultra, Sep 30, 2006
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    But there are some misconceptions. Consumers purchasing hybrid vehicles expected a fuel-economy improvement by 28 mpg compared to a similar powered gas-only vehicle. Reality, however, showed hybrid buyers only gaining an improvement of 9 mpg.

    I don't know about anyone else, but I gained 22 mpg once I purchased my Prius. And I drove a 2 door Saab initially, who is onlly getting only 9 mpg improvement?

    That was a lame page filler of an article.
     
    #4 narussian, Oct 1, 2006
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    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    The person who upgraded from a Yaris haha.
     
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