Lee Sez: >Peter has a Honda Insight. In real usage, he gets about 65 MPG on a 32-35 mile daily round-trip commute. >Ned has a Toyota Prius. He gets 37-39 MPG on the same 32-35 mile daily round-trip. I commute with Ned. Gadzooks, the Toyota Prius is way not worth it! My old Toyota Corolla from 1977 got as good a mileage as that. I saw 40MPH highway all the time, and I could stuff it full of college guys and camping gear. What is the point? -- Lawrence Lee Jones 08/27/02 04:12 AM To: llile@SALTONUSA.COM cc: Subject: Re: [OT]: Gas & taxes (was Online electronics store) >> SUV's Yada Yada Yada > My wife got a job with a 35 mile commute highway each way daily. > I would love to justify owning a Honda hybrid electric car. > Anybody know the gas mileage specs of the Honda hybrid electrics > off the top of their head? I work with two people who have hybrids. Peter has a Honda Insight. In real usage, he gets about 65 MPG on a 32-35 mile daily round-trip commute. Ned has a Toyota Prius. He gets 37-39 MPG on the same 32-35 mile daily round-trip. I commute with Ned. > Considering also the "cool" factor of an electric vehicle ;-) Downside of the Honda Insight is a total payload capacity of 350 lbs. It means I should not ride with Peter because our combined weights are way over 350 lbs (I'm 6'2" and well over 250 lbs). Two "standard" 170 lb adults with 2 purses are OK. The Toyota Prius has a much more reasonable total payload. We have put 4 (I think 5 once) in it for a short lunch run. Worked OK. Lee Jones P.S. I have a Suburban -- a 3/4 ton truck, not an SUV. SUV is a state of mind. I don't wash it regularly. I do haul concrete, 16' long lumber, pinballs, & video games. And I've been stuck in sand up to the axle (real bitch to get it out). I claim justification to have a truck... P.P.S. I loved the heating element at 244 volts. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.