On Oct 22, 5:30 pm, " JimH" ask wrote:
"Chuck Gould" wrote in message

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On Oct 22, 11:29?am, "D-unit" cof42_AT_embarqmail.com wrote:
"Chuck Gould"

Fuel economy is reputed to be about 25% better than gasoline-powered
trucks with equal towing capacity.

mmm hmmmm.

db

My personal experience with the 400H indicates that hybrid technology
can indeed improve gas mileage. Our 400H dramatically outperforms the
standard V6 equivalent (especially in acceleration), and with the trip
computer on for a variety of in town and highway driving last weekend
we realized a genuine 28.2 mpg. EPA fantasies aside, I think we would
have been lucky to get much more than about 20-22 mpg with the slower,
orthodox V6.

I'm not sure that the ECVT transmission is heavy duty enough for
extremely large loads, but for small trailer boats under 5-6,000
pounds
the hybrid might be a workable alternative. It would at least bear
looking into.

Everything I have read says the average driver will never recoup the extra
money spend on a hybrid in gasoline savings.

It looks like your Lexus hybrid cost you about $5,000 more than the
comparable non hybrid Lexus. That works out to 1,667 gallons of gas @
$3/gallon just to break even.

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That's only 47k miles to break even. Most people these days with
decent maintenence can expect to get 4 or five times that, making it a
very good value.