Letters to the Editor
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Why the shock?
First of all, let me say that I'm on my second Prius, and I agree with the LW who wrote about the fact that one of the important things the popularity of the Prius has done is to light a fire under the development of new, more efficient and environmentally friendly automotive technologies... which were nowhere until the original Prius started flying off the lot.
Secondly, however, I'm just stunned at the number of people, (and media reporters), who are shocked... shocked!... to find that EPA fuel efficiency ratings for hybrids are markedly overstated. Hasn't it been common knowledge for at least 20 years that EPA fuel efficiency ratings are wildly overstated for EVERY car? Did people think one of the advantages of hybrid technology was that it would suddenly make EPA ratings accurate?
That would be magic indeed!