Insufficiently Sensitive
2008-06-22 17:43:56
“the extra power required to lug [the dual power plants’] [uh, and BATTERY -ed.] weight along on every inch traveled.”
Yeah, that’s included in the gas mileage, gas doesn’t cost more because your car has a battery.
Whether or not it’s included in the gas mileage, lugging that extra weight consumes more energy than not lugging extra weight, and damages the pavement more too. An efficient gas engine and light car will do as well or better, and cost overall less energy and less road wear than the multi-manufactured, multi-equipped Prius.
