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Originally Posted by Pushit2.0
Some one modified a Toyota Prius to get over 100mpg, it looks like they install more batteries and do not use the gas engine to recharge the batteries. And I am sure the re-program the car so it uses the electric motor a lot more. Also you plug it in to recharge the batteries over night, etc.
~John
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It's called a plug-in hybrid conversion. It does get 100mpg, but only for the first like 50 miles, which is more than the average person drives in a day anyways, so ya.
More info on that here, kits are $3k-10k...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug-in...uction_hybrids
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