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Old 03-06-2011, 04:05 PM   #2 (permalink)
Hubert Farnsworth
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Planet Express Ship - '94 Geo Prizm LSI
90 day: 36.57 mpg (US)
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The closest thing to an instant calculator to get an estimate would be to enter the vehicle information on the following calculator, you'd need the weight of the vehicle + the people and gear (or at least a close estimate), the frontal area in ft^2 or m^2, the coefficient of rolling friction for the tires (average value around 0.010, estimated engine efficiencies, (22-30% at best for gasoline powered vehicles), the energy density of gasoline, and thats pretty much it really)
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