EPA Mileage Estimates Get Revised!

[thewayne]

The Prius gets whacked down to about 45mpg. I'm happy because my 4WD Matrix comes in quite competatively at 27MPG overall.

http://www.wired.com/cars/futuretransport/news/2007/05/hybrid_mpg

EDIT: I'm getting 29.0 currently over the life of my car, picked up from the dealership 11/05. It now has 43,000 miles on it.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

The story is bogus. Wired has been running these propaganda stories since '03.

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. Pity that I couldn't find any hits on Yahoo for New EPA Mileage, or that there's nothing on CNN or on the EPA's web site about this.

People have known since the first Prius hit the road that the mileage claim was overstated because the EPA testing didn't accurately reflect (a) real-world driving and (b) how the new tech works. However, it is documented fact that the EPA has changed their testing procedures starting with the 2008 model year and as a result, the mileage estimate for the Prius and several others becomes much more realistic.

So how is this bogus?

(I really need to start blocking anonymous replies.)