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"Roger (K8RI)" wrote:

3) short trips

On short trips (5 or 6 miles) it does very well

I have a Mercury Mariner hybrid which is based on Toyota hybrid drive
technology. Since I don't have an option of not running the engine, short
trips are where it does the worst for mileage, especially in the winter.

--
Bob Noel
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