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Old 10-01-2014, 06:41 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Xist View Post
If so, before the drivetrain changes everything, just the body decreases MPG by 25% (25.28%), so from 250 to 187.
More than that, actually--the XL1 only achieves 230mpg when you count running on electric (and electricity as "free energy"); steady-state it gets something like 120mpg at 60mph.
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