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Old Jul 29, 2013 | 8:32 am
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Originally Posted by gabrielsreign
Thank you guys for your inputs.



This is a very good point you(TWA884) bring up. I have heard that Ford Fusion hybrids utilize their batteries up till about 62?? mph?

http://www.caranddriver.com/features...on-future-cars

For highway driving that would be helpful ... don't you think?... hopefully not annoying drivers if I stay on the right most lane safely a 100 feet behind a truck.
The range on batteries only, without using the internal combustion engine, will be only about 1 to 3 miles for conventional hybrids and approximately 18 to 38 for a plug-in hybrids (Ford Fusion Energi and Chevy Volt, respectively).

Coasting and braking repeatedly to charge the batteries is extremely inefficient and will result in worse mileage than driving a conventional car.

Hybrid cars do best in city and suburban driving because they capture energy that would otherwise go to waste and reuse it.
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