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It looks a ton better than the Prius and gets better gas mileage... the cost may be $27k (about the same as the Prius) but the plug-in version is about $39k (more expensive than a Prius)... I remember looking at Prius and couldn't believe anyone would buy such an ugly car... here's an alternative!
Prius gets 51 (rated) city. I may be a bit rusty on my math, but I'm pretty confident that 51 is a larger number than 50, and that that means the Prius gets better mileage. The second thing to consider is how inaccurate the EPA tests are for hybrids. The Prius in the real world gets much better mileage than say a Fusion hybrid even though its EPA numbers are only slightly better. Anyway, you've had the alternative for quite awhile. Many family sedans have been coming out with hybrids that get worse mileage than the Prius but still better than their gasoline counter parts, this one isn't really any different.
It looks a ton better than the Prius and gets better gas mileage... the cost may be $27k (about the same as the Prius) but the plug-in version is about $39k (more expensive than a Prius)... I remember looking at Prius and couldn't believe anyone would buy such an ugly car... here's an alternative!
You obviously failed math. Accord H 47mpg combined, Prius 50mpg combined. And Prius starts at less than 23k. Lets see what they get in the real world. One is already proven.
Some of us simply don't want to use gas in our day to day commute, yet still want a nice car to drive. I like the torque of the electric motor, the fact that I save over $200 a month in fuel over my previous car, have a nice car to be in for the commute and daily driving, and yet can, if necessary, drive long distances when I want to. That's the appeal of a plug in hybrid. i drove for 5 months without using any gasoline or diesel and then took a 900+ mile road trip and got 50 mpg doing it. Now I'm back to using no fuel on the commute.
So a Corvette and a bunch of fuel really is beside the point.
We kind of discussed this in teh "why do you hate to work on your car" thread. My daily driver/commuter is going to be a new car with a waranty, not a cheap old beater that i have to work on to get back and forth to work. So, that being said, I want a nicely equipped car if I'm going to spend the money on a new car, AND I'd like to drive without using fuel as much as possible, as I don't support the war for oil or the OPEC oil masters that contribute to setting oil pricing. I'd be fine if we could reduce our demand to the point where we could supply all our own oil needs (and that includes home heating oil, a big portion of the nation's petroleum usage annually), and I'm happy to contribute to that reduced oil demand.
Yes.. many.. some 60+ even. Lets see what the Accord does real world.
That looks like low to high 40 mpg. My 2004 Civic 4 door automatic EX gets low to mid 40 mpg city / highway mixed, 180,000 + miles tracked. Those Prius numbers aren't all that great.
Some of us simply don't want to use gas in our day to day commute, yet still want a nice car to drive. I like the torque of the electric motor, the fact that I save over $200 a month in fuel over my previous car, have a nice car to be in for the commute and daily driving, and yet can, if necessary, drive long distances when I want to. That's the appeal of a plug in hybrid. i drove for 5 months without using any gasoline or diesel and then took a 900+ mile road trip and got 50 mpg doing it. Now I'm back to using no fuel on the commute.
So a Corvette and a bunch of fuel really is beside the point.
We kind of discussed this in teh "why do you hate to work on your car" thread. My daily driver/commuter is going to be a new car with a waranty, not a cheap old beater that i have to work on to get back and forth to work. So, that being said, I want a nicely equipped car if I'm going to spend the money on a new car, AND I'd like to drive without using fuel as much as possible, as I don't support the war for oil or the OPEC oil masters that contribute to setting oil pricing. I'd be fine if we could reduce our demand to the point where we could supply all our own oil needs (and that includes home heating oil, a big portion of the nation's petroleum usage annually), and I'm happy to contribute to that reduced oil demand.
I just bought a loaded 2013 titanium focus, I don't disagree with wanting a nice car to putt around in. When the price of hybrids/EVs come down and performance goes up, they'll be worth looking at for me. Till then, my 30 city will do fine.
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