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Re:Buy a coal mine, drive a gas guzzler, and other uses of r... by mattlondon on Saturday December 25, 2021 @07:24PM (#29688426)
Sounds like the car you drove was defective.

I have an auris which is mechanically identical to a Prius. I have not driven those exact roads but I have never struggled going up hills and it will hit 60mph from a standstill in just under 10s, so with a rolling start of say 20-30 getting onto the onramp you are at 60 or so in 6 or 7 seconds. If your onramps are so short that you can't drive for 6 or 7 seconds before merging, then I guess that is a different problem.

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Re:Buy a coal mine, drive a gas guzzler, and other uses of r... by zbrozek on Sunday December 26, 2021 @11:05AM (#29693499)
Maybe, but I doubt it. It wasn't throwing any codes and I notice other Priuses also sagging by 5-8 mph on uphill sections of 280. Nowadays I habitually change lanes if I see a Prius in front of me just prior to an incline.
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