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Turning car off at stoplights
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Forrest wrote:
If you are stopped for 1-2 minutes at a traffic light, you are getting Zero mpg. Turning the gas engine off/on is much more efficient. My Rav4 hybrid with AWD gets 34 mpg.

My 2013 Prius plug-in gets mid 50s, and high 40s on the freeway. The engine is always starting and stopping in town. HOWEVER, a hybrid's ICE is a very different design. You try this with a mid '70s American design, and the engine will wear out pretty fast.
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Turning car off at stoplights - by rz - 03-06-2022, 10:08 AM
Re: Turning car off at stoplights - by rz - 03-06-2022, 10:09 AM
Re: Turning car off at stoplights - by Forrest - 03-06-2022, 10:51 AM
Re: Turning car off at stoplights - by bazookaman - 03-06-2022, 12:17 PM
Re: Turning car off at stoplights - by Fritz - 03-06-2022, 01:23 PM
Re: Turning car off at stoplights - by ztirffritz - 03-06-2022, 02:58 PM
Re: Turning car off at stoplights - by M A V I C - 03-06-2022, 03:40 PM
Re: Turning car off at stoplights - by DinerDave - 03-06-2022, 04:06 PM
Re: Turning car off at stoplights - by Wags - 03-06-2022, 04:47 PM
Re: Turning car off at stoplights - by mrbigstuff - 03-06-2022, 04:50 PM
Re: Turning car off at stoplights - by Acer - 03-06-2022, 05:16 PM
Re: Turning car off at stoplights - by DavidS - 03-06-2022, 05:47 PM
Re: Turning car off at stoplights - by jdc - 03-06-2022, 05:58 PM
Re: Turning car off at stoplights - by DavidS - 03-06-2022, 06:03 PM
Re: Turning car off at stoplights - by RAMd®d - 03-06-2022, 06:07 PM
Re: Turning car off at stoplights - by wurm - 03-06-2022, 06:43 PM
Re: Turning car off at stoplights - by PeterB - 03-06-2022, 06:45 PM
Re: Turning car off at stoplights - by S. Pupp - 03-06-2022, 07:11 PM
Re: Turning car off at stoplights - by Buzz - 03-06-2022, 07:48 PM
Re: Turning car off at stoplights - by DavidS - 03-06-2022, 08:31 PM
Re: Turning car off at stoplights - by deckeda - 03-06-2022, 09:04 PM
Re: Turning car off at stoplights - by deckeda - 03-06-2022, 09:08 PM
Re: Turning car off at stoplights - by PeterB - 03-06-2022, 10:44 PM
Re: Turning car off at stoplights - by Forrest - 03-06-2022, 10:57 PM
Re: Turning car off at stoplights - by Racer X - 03-06-2022, 11:58 PM
Re: Turning car off at stoplights - by Racer X - 03-07-2022, 12:01 AM
Re: Turning car off at stoplights - by rz - 03-07-2022, 12:12 AM
Re: Turning car off at stoplights - by Don C - 03-07-2022, 12:39 AM
Re: Turning car off at stoplights - by Speedy - 03-07-2022, 03:22 AM
Re: Turning car off at stoplights - by RAMd®d - 03-07-2022, 06:11 AM
Re: Turning car off at stoplights - by Drew - 03-07-2022, 11:59 AM
Re: Turning car off at stoplights - by Grateful11 - 03-07-2022, 12:39 PM
Re: Turning car off at stoplights - by RAMd®d - 03-07-2022, 04:33 PM
Re: Turning car off at stoplights - by mikebw - 03-08-2022, 04:06 PM
Re: Turning car off at stoplights - by Drew - 03-10-2022, 02:04 AM

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