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RobertSmalls · 02-11-2010, 12:02 AM

They say they're going with the 5 gallon tank instead of the 3 gal, to achieve the 200mi range required by the X-Prize rules. That's less than 66 miles per gal of ethanol, or < 78 mpge.

02-11-2010, 12:02 AM	#55 (permalink)
RobertSmalls Left Lane Ecodriver Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY, USA Posts: 2,257 Prius C - '12 Toyota Prius C Thanks: 79 Thanked 287 Times in 200 Posts	They say they're going with the 5 gallon tank instead of the 3 gal, to achieve the 200mi range required by the X-Prize rules. That's less than 66 miles per gal of ethanol, or < 78 mpge.