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Hybrid Cars to Get New Mileage Ratings
Skidge writes "Wired is running a piece showing the drastically reduced mileage ratings for hybrids after the upcoming changes in gas mileage calculations by the EPA. While the cars themselves aren't changing, plugging these new numbers in to the equation makes a hybrid much less cost effective: "The two top-selling hybrid vehicles, the Prius and Honda's Civic Hybrid, will lose 12 and 11 miles per gallon respectively from their city driving estimates." The new values come from more realistic testing; the old, over-inflated ratings were higher in part because the cars idled a lot, allowing the hybrids to completely turn off their engines. The new ratings should be more in line with what hybrid drivers are actually seeing."
In other news, the miles per gallon rating of the bicycle was also drastically reduced today by the US government.
But on the brighter side of things, the Hummer is now rated at 75mpg on the highway.
The smug cloud that's been threatening San Francisco appears to be dispersing.
It's probably because they're three lanes wide, weigh six tons, and get about five-miles-per-gallon highway. Doesn't hurt that they're ugly and most people who drive them drive like dicks.
The Farewell Tour II
Yeah, the earlier model Saturns were more economical. I have a Saturn V and it burns about 3 tons of fuel a second.
Do not try to read the dupe, thats impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth
What truth?
There is no dupe
The point is, regardless of your driving habits (how much you drive), if you get a vehicle with higher fuel efficiency, you will be reducing your impact by the same % as you increase fuel efficiency. This is true whether you drive 1 mile a month or 1,000. If you drive a Hummer (10-15 mgp effective), you are automatically increasing your impact several times over what it would be if you drove a Prius (45 mpg effective).
If everyone in America did not change their driving habits and switched to Prii, the amount of gas we use would decrease dramatically. If everyone in America changed their driving habits to match yours, they could still decrease their fuel usage by the same percentage as before by switching to Prii.
Also, we're mostly just pissed at you for blocking in our Prii by parking in the compact spot a**hole :P.
Also, due to global warming, the outside air just doesn't cool as well these days.