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The Brightest Stars in the Commodities Boom, Part Two

People who claim super high MPGs with the Pious (oops Prius) are using the on-board mileage computer which as is with most computers wildly inaccurate. EPA uses actual fuel amounts placed in the fuel tank and then calculates MPG based on fuel used. Prius's are useful for in-town driving, try passing a truck at Interstate speeds and see how far that 1.6 gas engine gets you. I have an 2003 VW TDI and have gotten 845 miles on 16.1 gallons for a 52.5 MPG average city/hwy. Prious's are a feel-good status symbol that many Americans could never afford.