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18th Aug 2008, 07:34 PM
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| Pickin' Da Gitfiddle  Join Date: 19 Nov 2007 Location: Canada
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Reputation: 802   Rep Power: 12 |  I have mixed feelings on hybrids myself the concept is excellent but we have experienced some issues over here with the Toyota Prius. Initially we received a call from a local cab company asking if we knew where the Vss line was in the vehicle. The Vss(Vehicle Speed Sensor) line is used for cruise control and taxi meters it pulses when the vehicle is moving. We found the hybrid vehicles don't have one  The 3 Toyota Prius vehicles they made into taxi cabs came up with intermittent no start conditions. The local dealership is still trying to find the source of the issue these things will just go dead without warning. So beware of the Prius for now !!
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20th Aug 2008, 07:09 PM
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| Administrator  Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello
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20th Aug 2008, 09:50 PM
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| "Little" Devil  Join Date: 8 Apr 2004 Location: On the "throne"
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The Lexus 450h is different then 'normal' hybrids. It's actually helps accelerate the car (0-60mph in 5.2s on a luxury sedan  ) due to the spontaneous full torque of the electric motor. Also, it has this handy dandy 3.5l V6 with dual VVT-i on it as well. I consider the 450h as a real hybrid.Prius on the other hand, has a dinky 1.3l engine and are a usual cause of delays off the line (zomg highway on ramps!). I also see a lot of their drivers gas it a lot (if one could imagine it). Hybrids coast off of the line but once it needs to accelerate, its all engine. Also once it gets above a certain speed, its all engine. Hybrids are good at coasting at lower speeds (~30mph ish). So hybrids only save gas in city driving. If you are on the highway a lot, then not a whole lot of difference because it uses the engine (I drove 2k miles on a hybrid over a little over a day of non-stop driving). Also, now you have to worry about the battery as well. A tax break here helped to make it popular even more though...
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21st Aug 2008, 04:09 AM
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| "Little" Devil Join Date: 8 Apr 2004 Location: On the "throne"
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Reputation: 4003 Rep Power: 59 | For me, it depends on who is asking.... LMAO! 
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