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Old 01-11-2008, 10:16 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Teri B. View Post
You know what just occurred to me? How is it they can say 150 mpg, when the thing obviously runs on electricity most of the time? That's pretty deceptive. They could run it exclusively on electricity and say it uses no gas.
There's a lot of wasted energy between the engine and the wheels. In the transfer between components like the drivetrain, for instance, lends to this problem. That's why running each wheel on its own motor is the better way to go.
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