...from an article showing even the most hyped small cars really don't get the gas mileage claimed:

"Indeed, Sandra is not alone in her assertions. Some independent test data suggests hybrid cars routinely get less than 60 percent of EPA estimates while navigating city streets.

The Prius has averaged only 35 mpg in some city driving tests, inidcating that there may be nothing out of the ordinary with Sandra's Prius, suggesting instead that the EPA numbers and Toyota mileage claims based on them are in error."

This is hardly news, and the poor "real world" performance of cars, as compared to EPA estimates, has been off by 20-40% from the begining.

Imagine, an expensive Toyota Prius being the average gas mileage vehicle. Who are these people trying to impress with this decision?