Comments on: HybridCars.com Gets 75.3 MPG in 2010 Toyota Prius

By: RobKH

RobKH — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:18:40 +0000

The number one millage killer in a Prius in town driving is allowing the car to to creep along when stopped at a traffic light. The Prius PMS believes the car is about to go so the engine continues to run and consume fuel when the stop could have been engine-less, all electric mode. I rent and do not own a Prius and many times picking up a car at the rental agency, I would find very low mileage. Driving the same car correctly, after resetting the system, on my typical rental trip, I could easily move into the 60 MPG range. When the car was picked up the MPG typically showed 40 or less (33 MPG once) consumed by one or more previous renters. My typical trip would include the Grapevine from San Diego to San Francisco. My other car is a non electric Toyota but driving the Prius rental saved enough in fuel costs to payback the rental fees, compared to my other car, and keep the wear and tear off the ‘house’ car.

By: Mary Reeg

Mary Reeg — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:43:40 +0000

Ho can I obtain permission to use the image located at:
http://www.hybridcars.com/mileage/hybridcarscom-gets-75-mpg-2010-toyota-prius-25680.html

of the Previous generation Prius energy monitor.

Would like to use it in Hybrid text. Need permission only
Please advice

By: ladie gah

ladie gah — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:57:38 +0000

I just bought a 2012 Prius-c and if I keep the speed below 45 it shows I am getting over 75 mpg.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 10 May 2011 22:06:26 +0000

- Out of the entire US electric industry, coal-fired power plants contribute 96% of sulfur dioxide emissions (SO2), 93% of nitrogen oxide emissions (NOx), 88% of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and 99% of mercury emissions.
- according to U.S. EPA, coal-fired power plants are the single largest source of mercury pollution in the U.S., and are responsible for 33% of the total mercury emissions from all known manmade sources nationwide.
- According to the US National Wildlife Federation (NWF), a single 100 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant emits approximately 25 pounds of mercury a year.
- According to the US Center for Clean Air Policy, 50% of the mercury emitted from coal-fired power plants can travel up to 600 miles from the power plant.
- According to U.S. EPA, mercury emissions by coal plants in the US reached 51 tons in 1994.
- As little as 0.002 pounds of mercury a year can contaminate a 25-acre lake to the point where fish are unsafe to eat.
- Coal emits 29% more carbon per unit of energy than oil, and 80% more than natural gas.
- Every year, nearly 600 coal and oil-fired power plants produce over 100 million tons of sludge waste. In late 2008, a coal ash pond ruptured and sent a billion gallons of toxic sludge across 300 acres of East Tennessee.

By: b

Sun, 03 Apr 2011 17:58:44 +0000

We have a couple coal plants on Lake Michigan near us and I have yet to see them belching out any king of emissions other than what looks like white steam that dissapates very rapidly. They make absolutely no noise and are not dirty at all. I get a chuckle out of the people who still think coal is dirty. We are the Saudi Arabia of coal and if we don’t use it, we loose it.

By: JD

JD — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:48:15 +0000

will using the AC have an affect on MPG?

By: JD

JD — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:46:27 +0000

Will using the AC have an effect on MPG?

By: PK

PK — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:59:09 +0000

Ford Fusion hybrid? an all american hybrid? .. well I guess you need to know that Ford Licensed hybrid technology from Toyota that translates to toyota gets a piece of pie for every fusion hybrid sold.

By: jonak

jonak — Fri, 01 May 2009 02:25:06 +0000

Model S from Tesla

By: steveblue

steveblue — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:51:16 +0000

We’ve got batteries, gas, and solar. Why don’t we add in a sliding floor panel for some Flintstones power next? I’m driving my 2007 Prius. My daughter took my hand me down 2006 model. I just need to find someone to buy my 2007 to get me into the 2010 next….