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    From Warpslide@21:3/110 to All on Sat May 29 08:42:23 2021
    Hi All,

    The lease was up on my Ford Escape so I went to trade it in for a new one.

    Not sure if it was because of covid, but there was all kinds of deals to be had. It seemed to be for about the same price I was paying for my "normal"
    gas engine I was able to get a conventional hybrid which also has all wheel drive.

    This is my first experience with a hybrid & I've only had it 11 days so far.

    I'm currently at 750km and still have 1/4 of a tank (the first tank of gas the Escape came with) and the dash says that 1/4 of a tank should get me ~128
    more km's.

    I was having fun driving around playing with when it would switch between the gas & electric engine. Doesn't matter how fast you're going, if you're going downhill the electric engine always kicks in. Stopped at a stop sign/traffic light is almost always electric as well. Getting up to speed on the highway
    is usually has as is going uphill.

    I was pleasantly surprised to find that electric also works at highway speeds.

    We have a lower speed "expressway" through the city where the speed limit is 90kph. When getting on the expressway the gas engine was on to get me up to speed, then I put cruise control on at 100kph (I usually drive 10 over the limit) and then noticed that the car had switched to electric. The
    expressway is pretty level and straight & I was able to drive the entire
    length of the expressway on electric. I exited and stopped at the traffic light & it once I started moving again the gas engine kicked in for a bit.

    Does anyone else have (or have had) a hybrid? What was your experience with it?


    Jay

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  • From Avon@21:1/101 to Warpslide on Sun May 30 20:39:23 2021
    On 29 May 2021 at 08:42a, Warpslide pondered and said...

    Does anyone else have (or have had) a hybrid? What was your experience with it?

    I've driven a prius at work and found it OK but ugly. It did what was said on the box but when I told my wife she laughed at me :) :)

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  • From Warpslide@21:3/110 to Avon on Sun May 30 08:14:04 2021
    On 30 May 2021, Avon said the following...

    Does anyone else have (or have had) a hybrid? What was your experience with it?

    I've driven a prius at work and found it OK but ugly. It did what was
    said on the box but when I told my wife she laughed at me :) :)

    LOL, luckily this vehicle is a little easier on the eyes than a prius.

    https://ibb.co/vBd3w8v

    Though the hood/bonnet looks a little more "car" like than my last model.
    I'm sure it'll grow on me.


    Jay

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Raspberry Pi/32)
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