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Re:The Toyota Prius Transformed the Auto Industry by j_bum on Saturday January 18, 2025 @12:31PM (#42749871)
I love to hypermile my accord hybrid, but when my wife pulls the exact same mileage without doing anything special, it makes me feel so goofy.

I’ll continue to hypermile for fun anyway lol

Re:The Toyota Prius Transformed the Auto Industry by therealdrag0 on Saturday January 18, 2025 @10:18PM (#42753287)
I hypermile my gas SUV cuz I feel guilty about the inefficiency, but we just got an EV and Im driving like a maniac breaking it in for fun and cuz no more guilt.
Re:The Toyota Prius Transformed the Auto Industry by j_bum on Sunday January 19, 2025 @12:30AM (#42753990)
Sorry to ruin your guilt free parade, but don’t forget that your charging is still producing emissions - just from a distance.

Congrats on the EV though. I really want one, but it’s just not practical for the 400+ mile trips we regularly need to make throughout the year.

Re:The Toyota Prius Transformed the Auto Industry by therealdrag0 on Sunday January 19, 2025 @12:37AM (#42754030)
Nonzero for sure. But regenerative breaking plus fairly green energy (lotta hydro) is a whole different ball game than 100% gas.