The wife and I own a Toyota Hybrid Highlander and we average 28mpg. Hybrids are best for those who do a lot of in town driving and accelerate slowly away from lights and stop signs so that the electric motor is the primary source for as long as possible. The gas motor kicks in around 25 or so and then depending on how much the battery is charged and the current driving conditions the electric motor will supplement the gas motor. We have the full size V6 gas engine with 230HP so all in all I think the 28mpg is decent. Note also that we live 22 miles out of town so the majority of our driving is done at speeds between 45 and 60 mph which is not optimum for a hybrid.

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