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Old 12-12-2010, 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by NoMoCEO View Post
He's full of crap. You can't drive 60mph on electric only. Chevy Volt or Nissan Leaf for sure, but that's not how a Prius is set up. If you put the Prius in EV mode and try to go faster than parking lot speeds, it shuts down and states "cancelled due to excessive acceleration"

The "Hyper Milers" may have found a sweet spot at that speed but it has nothing to do with switching from electric to gas.
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