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captain queeg

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14. Hybrids get better mileage in town than in the city. You probably already know that.

Reply to iemanja (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2024, 05:24 PM

Oct 2024

I’ll keep an eye on this post. I’m going to have to get a new car soon and I was looking at that Corolla hybrid myself.

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Question about a hybrid car [View all] iemanja Oct 2024 OP

I have a Lexus hybrid. I've had it about 2.5 years and I barely drive 2000 miles a year. MLAA Oct 2024 #1

Good to know! iemanja Oct 2024 #2

My wife drives a hybrid and is very happy with it DFW Oct 2024 #3

Sounds like she puts in significant mileage then. iemanja Oct 2024 #7

She has no choice. DFW Oct 2024 #11

I have a Prius Prime and am a low mileage driver CanonRay Oct 2024 #4

EV is a great solution for low mileage drivers? MNWild Oct 2024 #5

AWD Evs are out of my price range iemanja Oct 2024 #8

I could do my spiel Lulu KC Oct 2024 #17

Not a car enthusiast but I have wanted a hybrid for awhile now and what I heard Tadpole Raisin Oct 2024 #6

Yes, it has to do with the battery charging iemanja Oct 2024 #10

Yah I'd want a Toyota! I love them.... I believe the cars have the hybrid battery AND a regular battery. Tadpole Raisin Oct 2024 #13

That sounds like the 12 volt battery Old Crank Dec 31 #37

I have a Prius with 160,000 miles on it, it's 19 years old. Here's what I've learned. mahina Nov 3 #28

Hello again Lulu KC Oct 2024 #9

Hey, that's cool iemanja Oct 2024 #12

Hybrids get better mileage in town than in the city. You probably already know that. captain queeg Oct 2024 #14

I have a Toyota Sienna AWD Hybrid and love it. piddyprints Oct 2024 #15

Can you see the level of battery charge on the instrument panel? iemanja Oct 2024 #16

Yes. piddyprints Oct 2024 #18

Great! Thank you! nt iemanja Oct 2024 #19

Well, I decided against the hybrid iemanja Oct 12 #20

What kind of mileage you get with your Mazda cx-30 ? Emile Oct 24 #21

30 combined. iemanja Oct 24 #22

That's pretty good 👍. Emile Oct 24 #23

Your insurance will cost a lot less, too. Exp Nov 3 #24

Mine's about $15 moth less than the hybrid would have been. nt iemanja Nov 3 #25

I pay about $2,300 a year Polybius Dec 30 #36

I might have bought the CX-30, but wanted more cargo space Martin Eden Dec 29 #35

We have a hybrid truck--Maverick. pandr32 Nov 3 #26

2 hybrids. 12 y/o Prius and 16 y/o Camry. Would I do it again knowing how few miles Wonder Why Nov 3 #27

2015 Lexus hybrid. Haven't hit 50k miles yet. Scrivener7 Nov 3 #29

My Lexus Hybrid was purchased new February 2020. It now has 4,120 miles on the odometer. louslobbs Nov 3 #30

Go for a Plug in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) hot2na Nov 3 #31

PHEV Homoudont Nov 4 #33

Chevy Bolt VW ID.4 Homoudont Nov 4 #32

I've only driven hybrids for 10 years, kozar Nov 4 #34