>> All that junk weighs around the same more or less as a gearbox, the extra
>> weight is only the battery.
>>
As the Prius hasn't got a "normal" car to compare with, I looked at the Auris... the Hybrid version is 100kg heavier than the normal i/c version... so you can assume the same of the Prius if they did a normal i/c version...
Its also worth mentioning that the Prius is a slippery little sod when it comes to the coefficient of drag, at .25... It would be interesting to see how much it would benefit an i/c car if they were that good and not over .3 as most are... Not such a level playing field at the moment...
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