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May 5, 2007
Hybrid Adventures
Angi has been driving a 2004 Pacifica since March 2004. That car is coming off lease on June 5th so we decided to get a new vehicle. Today we picked up a new 2007 Toyota Highlander.
Not normally a big deal, except this time I started another great experiments with regards to energy savings/carbon footprint reduction efforts. I bought a Hybrid version.
So the big deal is that the MPG for a seven passenger vehicle is 31 Highway, 27 City. Our Pacifica averaged 20/15 for the same size vehicle.
Update I didn't realize, but I got it wrong. It's 31 City, 27 highway. Which makes a lot more sense because while in town you have a much better chance of running on battery.
Actually the Highlander has one more spot in it than the Pacifica did, as the middle row is a 60/40 split seat instead of two captains chairs.
Compare this to the 4WD version of the gas engine on the same Highlander as 24 highway, 18 city. Almost a 10 MPG difference in City driving which is what Angi normally does the most of.
I'll be watching the mileage for a few tanks of gas and report back some details. It's a pretty big experiment considering how relatively new hybrid cars are. We did lease it to avoid any big concerns long term to be safe.
Posted by trekkie at May 5, 2007 9:10 PM
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