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jamesqf · 06-19-2008, 07:12 PM

They're asking the wrong question. Why nitpick about whether 18-28 is better than 34-50? Just go from 18 to 50 :-)

Also, why liters/100 km or gallons per 100 miles? Why not per km or mile? Or better yet, how about a cents per mile figure at current gas prices? I like that one: with the Insight averaging better than 70 mpg, I go 4 times as far on a gallon as someone with a 17.5 mpg SUV, so I'm effectively using $1/gallon gas :-)

06-19-2008, 07:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
jamesqf Master EcoModder Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Earth Posts: 5,209 Thanks: 225 Thanked 811 Times in 594 Posts	They're asking the wrong question. Why nitpick about whether 18-28 is better than 34-50? Just go from 18 to 50 :-) Also, why liters/100 km or gallons per 100 miles? Why not per km or mile? Or better yet, how about a cents per mile figure at current gas prices? I like that one: with the Insight averaging better than 70 mpg, I go 4 times as far on a gallon as someone with a 17.5 mpg SUV, so I'm effectively using $1/gallon gas :-)