Prius gas mileage on the highway is around 50 mpg ±5mpg depending on how you drive. I consistently get over 50 mpg.
Jetta’s combined mpg is 34, Prius’s is 49. That is a 44% difference. Prius’s total carbon dioxide emissions are 4 tons per year, compared to 6.2 for a six-speed manual VW Jetta diesel according to the EPA. These numbers assume 15,000 miles per year, 45 percent in the city, 55 on the highway.
If they make a diesel hybrid, now, I think that would be great.
[quote=Navydoc]as Prius gas mileage on the highway isn’t all that great. Their biggest advantage is in stop-start driving. It has always been my contention that the average Prius driver would get better mileage and thus less environmental impact from a Jetta diesel. Your numbers might support that. I wonder if we can get HOV stickers for diesels? (Ha Ha)[/quote]
