General General hybrid discussion and overview including questions and concerns. Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:45:20 +0000 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:45:20 +0000 CleanMPG http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?forums/62/ Hybrid cars sitting unused Sun, 13 Jun 2021 04:36:42 +0000 http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/56771/ http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/56771/ invalid@example.com (some_other_dave) some_other_dave
Does the same sort of thing happen to the traction batteries in a hybrid? If we do get a hybrid, will we need to make sure it gets started and driven periodically? I just recently realized that any new car we get is likely going to sit unused for several months at a time, without even a battery maintainer to help it out.

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-soD]]> 8 P195/65R15 Bridgestone Ecopia 422 Plus' vs Toyo NanoEnergy's Sat, 11 Jan 2020 14:36:57 +0000 http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/53027/ http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/53027/ invalid@example.com (xcel) xcel
I completed a little hyper #efficient #tire comparison with regards to #mass on this week's internal review drive.

Hyper Efficient Tire Shootout

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P195/65R15s - The Bridgestone #Ecopia 422 Plus' weigh the same as the #Toyo #NanoEnergy's.

No advantage.

There is 45-minutes...

P195/65R15 Bridgestone Ecopia 422 Plus' vs Toyo NanoEnergy's]]> 12 Toyota’s 2017 U.K. Vehicles Sold Reach100 g/km CO2 Barrier! Wed, 24 Jan 2018 20:08:22 +0000 http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/55991/ http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/55991/ invalid@example.com (xcel) xcel Republican Tax Bill: PHEV/BEVs MSRPs Either Fall or The Market Evaporates Wed, 06 Dec 2017 14:33:05 +0000 http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/55899/ http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/55899/ invalid@example.com (xcel) xcel Bosch Bets on 48V Mild Hybrids Fri, 24 Nov 2017 02:18:26 +0000 http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/55872/ http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/55872/ invalid@example.com (xcel) xcel Boeing-backed Hybrid Regional Airliner coming in 2022 Wed, 11 Oct 2017 15:13:37 +0000 http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/55728/ http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/55728/ invalid@example.com (Carcus) Carcus
How Zunum Aero’s hybrid-electric planes aim to transform flight starting in 2022...

Boeing-backed Hybrid Regional Airliner coming in 2022]]> 2 Kia Niro: What does that eco gauge actually measure? Sat, 09 Sep 2017 00:50:06 +0000 http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/55180/ http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/55180/ invalid@example.com (Jaral) Jaral
But this year I got a Niro! Dear god I love this car. It hits EPA rating effortlessly, and just mildly gentle driving gets you in the 55-60mpg range. Plus, comfortable and drives beautifully. A nit to pick: its a very large hatchback, not a CUV. It's...

Kia Niro: What does that eco gauge actually measure?]]> 6 Mainstream HEV/PHEV/BEV Rollouts Tue, 25 Jul 2017 07:27:53 +0000 http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/54613/ http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/54613/ invalid@example.com (xcel) xcel
Someone asked me about this on FB this morning and I am sorry I did not post this infographic earlier.

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Wayne]]> 2 Honda Accord Hybrid No Good In Cold Weather? Thu, 11 May 2017 15:09:42 +0000 http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/54064/ http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/54064/ invalid@example.com (seftonm) seftonm
View attachment 32073]]> 10 Kia Niro not coming close to highway MPG expectations Wed, 03 May 2017 01:47:49 +0000 http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/54164/ http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/54164/ invalid@example.com (FireEngineer) FireEngineer
From the World Record run thread;

"Under normal driving, try and keep the iFCD pegged at a solid peak of 60 mpg - despite going up to 75 mpg which only pegs during pure EV - while the ICE is running. If you can use just 1/4 of the available power within the Green "ECO power" zone just above the Charge Zone on the far left Power meter, you will see this 60 mpg on the instantaneous Fuel...

Kia Niro not coming close to highway MPG expectations]]> 9 2017 Hyundai Ioniq - The New MPG King? Tue, 13 Dec 2016 18:42:17 +0000 http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/53856/ http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/53856/ invalid@example.com (NeilBlanchard) NeilBlanchard
Wow! We have a new MPG king! IF the rating is shown to be accurate.

http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/773655.html]]> 5 Over 400K miles on original Prius Brakes? Tue, 19 Jul 2016 18:17:01 +0000 http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/46860/ http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/46860/ invalid@example.com (greendriver) greendriver
Comments?]]> 20 Resistance Is Futile Sun, 24 Apr 2016 16:39:13 +0000 http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/53121/ http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/53121/ invalid@example.com (rhwinger) rhwinger

Red, white and blue hybrids, along with an ecoboost, in front of an F-15 Eagle jet fighter. Can't get much more patriotic than that!

So, my wife Marjorie convinced me to buy a hybrid in July 2006.

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Then a few months after that, my sister Rose bought her Camry hybrid.

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Resistance Is Futile]]> 6 2016 FIA WEC LMP1 – Gasoline Turbo and Turbo Diesel Hybrids, Start Your Engines! Tue, 12 Apr 2016 04:58:13 +0000 http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/53109/ http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/53109/ invalid@example.com (xcel) xcel 2016 Prius Sun, 20 Sep 2015 13:43:18 +0000 http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/52115/ http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/52115/ invalid@example.com (NeilBlanchard) NeilBlanchard
http://www.leftlanenews.com/is-this-the-next-toyota-prius-89008.html

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The car with the black grill is apparently the plugin model, which may have a electric...

2016 Prius]]> 54 2016 Malibu dual mode hybrid, based on Volt technology Mon, 24 Aug 2015 21:37:28 +0000 http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/52323/ http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/52323/ invalid@example.com (hunter44102) hunter44102
The specs seem really good, two mode hybrid based on the Volt, with smaller 1.5KWhr battery.

48MPG City, 45MPG highway.

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/...rst-of-several

I guess we need to wait for test drives and reviews]]> 1 Buying a used hybrid Wed, 20 Aug 2014 15:44:08 +0000 http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/49795/ http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/49795/ invalid@example.com (MT bucket) MT bucket my old ranger is on its last days, and my elbow is spent from over a million miles of working a floor shifter, so i am ready to looks for another vehicle, with an automatic transmission. I am a courier and put on over 200 miles a day. I am ready to make the jump to a hybrid, don't want a truck though a car would be better, but not one of those two seaters. I cannot afford a newer one. Any tips on what the best buys are, and what to look for when checking them out?
Thanks]]> 49 Kia Optima Hybrid Question Fri, 08 Aug 2014 22:04:49 +0000 http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/50447/ http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/50447/ invalid@example.com (Mountain Driver) Mountain Driver
Thanks,

Bob

edit: Excel, I just saw a post over on Insightcentral saying you test drove the Optima Hybrid for some distance. Thoughts ?]]> 3 prius vs hchII after drive test Sun, 29 Jun 2014 02:31:39 +0000 http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/50009/ http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/50009/ invalid@example.com (fileaudio) fileaudio
prius vs hchII after drive test]]> 20 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid Wed, 11 Jun 2014 04:28:04 +0000 http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/48337/ http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/48337/ invalid@example.com (waltermlee) waltermlee Available in 2013 October.

http://automobiles.honda.com/accord-hybrid/

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests...ccord_hybrid_japan_first_drive/#ixzz2dVb0sSWl

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