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To: GVTucker who wrote (68308)	7/28/2005 1:42:50 PM
From: RetiredNow	Respond to of 77400

Maybe, but the plug in company claims that it shuts the gas engine down until the bigger battery pack they install runs out of juice, then it returns to the normal gas/electic engine combo. During that battery only stage, they say the car gets about 50 miles. So most daily commuters drive less than that during a day. That means many people may have to use the gas engine only very infrequently, whenever they drive more than 50 miles in a day. Then when they get home at night, they plug it in and the battery is juiced back up to maximum and is good for another 50 miles. The long and short of it was that they averaged 100 mpg on a full tank of gas. I believe it, as long as the 50-miles-on-electricity-only claim is true. Think about it. I only drive about 20-25 miles per day, mostly to and from work. In my case, I might drive over 50 miles only 2 or 3 days out of the month. Given that scenario, I may only have to refill my fuel tank every few months. So with a plug-in hybrid, I could easily average 100 mpg or more on a tank of gas.

To: GVTucker who wrote (68308)	7/28/2005 1:44:31 PM
From: RetiredNow	Respond to of 77400

Maybe, but the plug in company claims that it shuts the gas engine down until the bigger battery pack they install runs out of juice, then it returns to the normal gas/electic engine combo. During that battery only stage, they say the car gets about 50 miles. So most daily commuters drive less than that during a day. That means many people may have to use the gas engine only very infrequently, whenever they drive more than 50 miles in a day. Then when they get home at night, they plug it in and the battery is juiced back up to maximum and is good for another 50 miles. The long and short of it was that they averaged 100 mpg on a full tank of gas. I believe it, as long as the 50-miles-on-electricity-only claim is true. Think about it. I only drive about 20-25 miles per day, mostly to and from work. In my case, I might drive over 50 miles only 2 or 3 days out of the month. Given that scenario, I may only have to refill my fuel tank every few months. So with a plug-in hybrid, I could easily average 100 mpg or more on a tank of gas. As everyone knows, electricity is extremely cheap compared to gas. So this is a very good economical alternative. My thinking is that I will buy a hybrid Camry or Prius as soon as my current car dies. Then I will drive it as is until the warranty runs out in 7 years or whatever. Then I will convert it to a plug-in hybrid to get that additional mileage. Sounds like a good plan to me.