Project for the Next Generation of Vehicles

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Magnulus > wrote:
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>"Matthew Russotto" > wrote in message
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>> I used to get 40mpg in actual use in a Toyota Tercel. Gasoline
>> powered. 40mpg in a hybrid that isn't much bigger isn't what I call
>> progress.
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> I looked up Toyota Tercel and depending on the year it got upper 20's to
>lower 30's for gas mileage. Were you driving on a highway?

Mixed driving, mostly highway.

> I got 40 miles per gallon with the Honda Civic Hybrid with city driving.

Hybrids get worse mileage on the highway.