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For all vehicles, it's fairly difficult to achieve the miles per gallon (MPG) estimates established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). But the EPA estimates seem particularly unrealistic for hybrid vehicles. This is largely due to the nature of hybrids, which run on a combination of a gasoline engine and electric motor.
Many hybrid drivers have difficulty achieving the miles per gallon (MPG) estimates established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). While the EPA estimates are generally off for all cars, they are particularly unrealistic for hybrids. This is because the fuel efficiency for a hybrid car is dependent on driving behavior, and the agency’s test does not take into real-world tendencies.
 
When the EPA conducts tests, the agency does not take into account real-world driving conditions of start and stop driving, as well as the drain of accesories, such as air conditioning. This
 
Full hybrids, such as the Toyota Prius, have the ability to run on just the electric engine at low speeds. In city driving, Theoretically, if you were just cruising at low speeds, you wouldn't ever need to engage the gasoline engine and the MPG would be terrific

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Many hybrid drivers have difficulty achieving the miles per gallon (MPG) estimates established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). While the EPA estimates are generally off for all cars, they are particularly unrealistic for hybrids. This is because the fuel efficiency for a hybrid car is dependent on driving behavior, and the agency’s test does not take into real-world tendencies.

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