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Old 06-24-2008, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by tom View Post
Only 7-8 mpg for the hybrid? I didn't know they got such bad gas mileage.
But, again, look at the non-hybrid: 2-3 MPG. You figure they're diesel engines, the equivalent of a big rig truck (something like 6-10 MPG highway), hauling a heavy frame, and doing a lot of stopping, starting, and idling. Wasteful, wasteful busses!
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