Depending on the terrain, as previously mentioned, a Prius can easily be getting 45 +/- MPG at that speed. There are very few cars in the same size range that even come close. A TDI Jetta is about the closest, but their city MPG drops to the mid 30's (which is still very respectable), but the Prius can realistically pull off 50 + MPG in town. Not to mention, the Jetta sedan is still not as spacious as the Prius, although the wagon is quite spacious.
The only way you're really going to exceed the Prius in fuel economy alone is on a motorbike or with an older, tiny, unsafe car. How sensible is that?
A lot of people buy a Prius because they are tired of feeling like they are on a short leash with the local gas station, and they also want something that is a decent size and safe (especially with the side air bags, which should be standard).
My folks have an '06 Prius. They really like it, and I'm equally impressed by it. I can understand how some people wouldn't like how they look... To each their own, I personally think they look nice, more so when they are in a decent color, and removing those silly plastic wheel trim pieces (around the edge of the alloy wheel) really helps.
The only way you're really going to exceed the Prius in fuel economy alone is on a motorbike or with an older, tiny, unsafe car. How sensible is that?
A lot of people buy a Prius because they are tired of feeling like they are on a short leash with the local gas station, and they also want something that is a decent size and safe (especially with the side air bags, which should be standard).
My folks have an '06 Prius. They really like it, and I'm equally impressed by it. I can understand how some people wouldn't like how they look... To each their own, I personally think they look nice, more so when they are in a decent color, and removing those silly plastic wheel trim pieces (around the edge of the alloy wheel) really helps.
the prius doesn't get its rated MPG, period. and yes, hybrids are a waste of money, no matter how you drive. but chances are, they're getting better mileage at 80 MPH than you are. 
the "braking power" CAME FROM THE GAS TANK. how do you think the car got up to speed in the first place? the prius loses less power in the braking process than a normal car, but it doesn't come close to capturing it all back, and then you have the multiple energy conversions that sap even more of that power. it certainly doesn't magically result in "better" mileage than highway. the prius does well on the test because it starts with a full battery and the test isn't long enough to require it to recharge fully using the engine. so it's essentially running on gas it burned BEFORE the test started, meaning it basically cheats. your average city mileage over the long haul is still going to be worse than highway driving.
That is true. I have seen quite a few Priuses going very fast. But again, lots of SUVs go fast and so do other big cars. Some people just like to drive fast.
But I would love to have a Civic Hybrid.
But I would love to have a Civic Hybrid.
You are making the improper assumption that they are driving those cars solely because of the gas mileage benefits.
That being said, if you are going to go 80 mph no matter what, Id imagine they get better gas mileage than other cars on the market, so it is still a savings.
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The battery in the Prius is never fully charged. And recharging doesn't just occur when the battery power is low. And you will get better mileage if you're drving under 40 MPH because the ICE can at times turn off.
By the way, the Yaris isn't anything spectacular for what you're getting. Rather get a Fit and Versa. I'd take a Corolla over a Yaris.
Originally posted by: thomsbrain
the prius doesn't get its rated MPG, period. and yes, hybrids are a waste of money, no matter how you drive. but chances are, they're getting better mileage at 80 MPH than you are.
How exactly is a hybrid a waste of money? That statement is certainly vague. OMG, they can be bought for 22K... the insanity! How can they have the nerve to ask such absurd prices?
When you compare a hybrid price wise to a realistically comparable non-hybrid, it's not that huge of difference really, especially when you consider the FACT that you will be using considerably less fuel. It adds up.
And it's not like the rated MPG on hybrids is more unrealistic than all other cars. They are using an ancient and inaccurate test for the EPA figures on all cars. And hybrids come closer to meeting the EPA numbers than many other cars.
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Yeah, but only for a moment or two.
Of course. The battery is never allowed to have no charge. And when you acclerate is when the battery gets recharged the most.
Compact hybrids get some of the best rated, and actual user reported, gas mileages available in a new car today.
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I got at icket yesterday for going 75mph. Damn speedtraps...shouldn't the cops be out catching the real criminals. Just a proposal here: If cops get say $5 for each carthe pull over, what if we gave em like $50 for every burgular they caught? Less tickets...more crooks caught.
Your logic is flawed, a gas-electric hybrid recaptures some of the energy normally lost as heat in braking. A conventional car doesn't recapture any of this energy. Some of this recaptured energy is used in lieu of burning more gas to make power. So a hybrid is more efficient at turning the potential energy in the gas into useful work (at least in most city driving conditions.)
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