Why do you own the car you do?

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91. New 2013 FOrd C-max Hybrid

Test drove a smaller Prius C first and it was just like driving my totaled Toyota Matrix. I really liked it until I drove the bigger Prius. The ride was much smoother and quieter, but I didn't like the divider between passenger and driver seat in the regular Prius. Then tried the C-Max based on similar technology and just new on the market. Dealers have a hard time getting them in stock because they are so popular.

Although I don't get quite as good mileage with the C-Max (40.2 mpg lifetime average over the past 4 months), the salesman convinced me that the C-Max was more ecological friendly because it's battery is lithium rather than strip-mined nickel cadmium. Of course, he didn't tell me where they get the lithium!

I am having fun trying to find the best driving techniques to get the motor to kick over from gas to electric. It seems to have a sweet spot around 62 miles when out on fairly level highway driving., but gets a long more electric driving slower speeds around town. Overall, I am getting about 1/3 of my total driving miles on the electric side of the motor.

Waiting for the day of fast charging, affordable total electric cars if I should live so long!