Tech with a twist of lime! & FLHybrid Club.

Yesterday I let a couple who normally drive SS TrailBlazers borrow the Prius, they drove 214 miles with an average fuel economy of 44.6 miles per gallon (MPG).  That is just over one MPG less than the revised EPA fuel economy for the Prius, 46 MPG combined city and highway.  More than three times what their vehicles get on the new cycle.  I have spoken out against the new EPA ratings before but this does show how accurate they are for everyday people.  I still say the resources should have spent on a driver education campaign.

If this couple, could get within two MPG what about all the other drivers?  Of course, when I got back in the Prius I reset the gauge and to a trip to the grocery store and back and achieved 71.1 MPG.

Tell me what do you think was the better decision.  Resetting all the fuel economy ratings all the way back to 1985, or teaching America's drivers how to use less fuel, and in the process reducing our need for foreign oil to supplement our domestic supply?   How are you doing in your vehicle in comparison to the new EPA ratings (compare here)?

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