01-11-2009, 10:22 PM
Dakota wrote:
I am looking for the source of that "extra" energy. So braking is it? If you take away breaking, is it an even trade?
hard to say, you could recharge the battery when you go downhill (even if you don't actively push the brake pedal). Also, the PRIUS is designed from ground up with efficiency in mind, unlike a GM car.