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Old 09-24-2010, 04:13 PM   #1 (permalink)
redyaris
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Fuel Consumption Economics...???

There seem to be so many ways to look at the economics of better fuel consumption. the most commone is raturn on investment, which argues that if you spend $250/yr to get a $25/yr saveings on fuel the 10yr return on investment is not very good.
I prefer to look at what the average North American spends on fuel, which is aprox $4000/yr and compare that to what I spend on fuel per year, which is Aprox $1000/yr. The way I look at it I can spend $3000/yr on reducing my fuel consumption by $25/yr and still be no worse off than the average person. What say You...?

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