I dunno, it's pretty close to what our much lighter cars with one-third the power produce:
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/mpg/MPG.d...rue&details=on
And latest EPA testing methods produce numbers closer to real world than in the recent past:
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/34292.shtml
Then again I'm the last owner to ask about mpg's. I only averaged low-mid 20's of the 14 Prius I've owned since 2004 mainly due to short hauls in low temps and steep elevation changes, but mostly due to the typical penalty experienced during low temp operation where the ICE runs 100% to produce cabin heat.
The conventionally powered Camrys in the fleet consistently exceeded Prius mpg's in those conditions. I stopped running Prius when the tax incentives expired. The smaller cargo volume, annoying CVT, poor mpg in low temps and initial cost couldn't compare to a better in most ways Camry.
Maybe down the road we'll see practical sports car applications of hybrid tech, but for now even F1 cars aren't producing 200 hp from their electric motors. It's a fantasy but makes halo cars like the 918 strengthen a brand and sell wall posters.
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Originally Posted by cfusionpm
30mpg highway is nothing. They run a tall top gear and cruise at 1100 rpm on the freeway. Flog it out even the slightest bit and you'll see single digit values. It's only really "30mpg" on certain specific occasions, and at all other times, it's in the low teens. And even then, it could be getting 40, 50, or more if it had ~200hp coming from an electric motor. That could be used around town (like a prius) and charge as necessary from the gas engine. Or it could be used as a sports model like the P1 or 918, offering different blending modes of "torque fill," all electric, hybrid throttle position, or full sport mode combined. Two road car companies have already shown it can be done, all we need to do is scale it back to the "normal" cars.
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