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The 92 gas only Civic VX could do 60MPG on the highway and rode halfway decent. Ever ride in a Hybrid? Its like being in an 86 Hyundai excel with overinflated tires. Noisy and stiff as all heck. If the batteries are lead based they would pose a significant environmental hazard... If we could break through the battery technology barrier we would really have something... and I might even throw and electric motor in the back of the Square! Keith Americans think 40mpg is great mileage, but it's actually not that good. Getting 50mpg doesn't require hybrid technology, just a small engine with good fuel control. An ex-girlfriend had a Renault 5 in 1981 that would get 45mpg... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~