hmm must have been thinking of something else. im a bit old school anyway, like my old burners.Very nice.
Not at all.
To get the best out of the standard Prius, Lexus, Auris 1.8 hybrid set up then you need to alter your driving style a touch.
Depending upon conditions you can keep to 40mph with battery power alone.
As someone has already mentioned I'm not sure if the current hybrids would be particularly efficient for rural or regular long distance use but for slow speed urban commuting they are ideal.
For example most of the run through the town and along the coast road to Shields will be in ev mode and fuel consumption for that journey could be 65mpg plus.