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In the hybrid, as soon as AC goes on, gas engine goes on. That is why EPA
test results are a joke. "General Schvantzkoph" > wrote in message news > On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 14:02:45 +0000, Art wrote: > >> AC is off during tests. That is why hybrids results are ridiculous. As >> for >> the Hemi, perhaps it was optimized to turn off extra cylinders during the >> test and your driving habits do not mirror those test circumstances. > > Hard to believe that AC makes a 25% difference in a 4000lb car. The flat > surface for the government tests could be the reason for the huge > difference. 300Cs are very heavy and New England (where I live) is very > hilly even on highways. Lugging a 300C up a hill probably puts enough > strain on the system that all 8 cylinders are engaged which means that you > are going to use much more energy going up a hill then you get back going > down the other side because the engine is operating in it's less efficient > mode on the upside of the hill. I wonder how hybrids behave on hills. On > the one hand a true hybrid like the Toyotas will have to engage it's > gas engine more on the other hand they recover more energy on the down > side of hills because of the regenerative breaking. |
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