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At 3.8 or 3.9L/100km my little "black & green" modded/hypermiled civic burns about 28% - 30% less fuel than that B180 Mercedes. Given the Cali power grid is possibly about the same as the EU grid, I'd bet I'm about even with the electric car, if pretending that there was a comparable new 1998 civic EV. But when you consider that there is no EV and I have extended the life of this old 1998, forgoing the carbon emissions associated with producing a new EV, I'm in pretty good "green" position relative to a new EV.
That said, I have learned to admire the EVs a lot. I'd love to have one, someday.
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.
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