Originally Posted by
bigbadwullf
Or if it's just me and one friend, our diesel Jetta or New Beetle. 50 mpg on the highway and real power for the highway and hills. Prius schmius. And no batteries to buy and to dump in a landfill
(well, one).
Our Prius does just fine on hills and the freeway, as does my Camry Hybrid (I use a trunk mounted rack). Electric motors have quite a bit of torque.