# Future EV/Hybrid Plans, AWD edition!

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 6, 2023, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-ev-hybrid-plans-awd-edition/988126 "2023-08-06T00:17:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 5, 2024, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-ev-hybrid-plans-awd-edition/988126/94 "2024-10-05T02:52:04Z")

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Here is this, if you feel like a white board lecture about it. Old, like really old, cars needed about 2 less octane per 1000 feet of elevation, but for anything made in the last 40 years it is closer to a 0.2 octane less per 1000 feet. 85 probably won’t damage your car, but it is also not what the car was designed for.

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/kJyd6C99_3g/maxresdefault.jpg "Never Use This Gas In Your Car!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJyd6C99_3g)

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