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| Ev Archive for October 1997 |
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| 1277 messages, last added Wed Aug 08 18:40:51 2001 |
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Diesel economics
- To: Multiple recipients of list EV <EV@SJSUVM1.SJSU.EDU>
- Subject: Diesel economics
- From: David Roden <roden@ACORN.NET>
- Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 20:22:57 EST
- In-Reply-To: <9710311616.AA05307@acorn.net>; from "LEE A HART" at Oct 31, 97 11:00 am
- Reply-To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <EV@SJSUVM1.SJSU.EDU>
- Sender: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <EV@SJSUVM1.SJSU.EDU>
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> Grandma Rosalie said:
> >We have two 1984/1985 Escorts. One is diesel and gets 50 mpg.
> >We are currently paying about $1.20/gal here for good quality
> diesel. That's about 2.5 cents/mille I think.
>
> This is really quite amazing. Is it perhaps the peak mpg (checked once, on a
> trip), rather than the average? Or do you routinely write down the mileage and
> amount of fuel to fill the tank?
A friend had a mid-80s VW Rabbit diesel that (he claimed) averaged 48 mpg.
I average 49+ mpg on gasoline in my Honda Civic VX (mostly expressway
across town at 60-70 mph, a little city driving).
There's no reason that LFVs shouldn't exceed 45 mpg routinely; however, at
present fuel economy isn't very interesting to potential purchasers.
Just wait for the next fuel crunch. Then watch the price go up on that 66
mpg Toyota hybrid!
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