They just want to restrict anything labeled: “Uses Gasoline”.
Fuel used per 100 miles doing what? Driving on the hwy or sitting at stop lights in city traffic? This is just as stupid as MPG....
Yes, drams per fortnight would be a better way to measure fuel economy.
"Do you save more gasoline by going from 10 to 20 mpg, or going from 33 to 50 mpg?"Most drivers, [the greenie weenies claim], would pick the second option.
They fail to credit their colleagues in public education for such crashing innumeracy.
Of course, maybe there's a reason pilots use gallons per hour and not hours or miles per gallon. Perhaps it has to do with the relative inconvenience of running out.
Oh, yeah...
This will go over well with people who can't even make change correctly at McDonalds.
-PJ
In keeping with prevalent social trends, motor vehicles will now be rated on how good they make you feel about yourself instead of the outdated notion of fuel economy.
You can't use mpg to compare the efficiency of a two seater versus a minivan.
This is correct. The proper measurement should be in Ton Miles Per Gallon and not Miles Per Gallon. The true measure of cost and efficiency must take into account how much mass is moved as well as the distance it is moved.
My guess is that taxation is the reason behind recording gallons used per one hundred miles. Remember, the more miles you go on a gallon of fuel means less taxes collected for the distance you traveled. The automobile instruments cannot recall the MPG measurement. However, the odometer records miles traveled and a record of the amount of fuel you purchased is available.
Which is more fuel efficient; a vehicle that can move two people forty miles on one gallon of fuel (40 MPG) or a vehicle that can move ten people forty miles on four gallons of fuel (10 MPG)?
An automobile can deliver 25 to 50 gross ton miles per gallon.
A jet airliner can deliver 60 to 65 gross ton miles per gallon.
A bus can deliver 110 to 120 gross ton miles per gallon.
A large truck can deliver 120 to 200 gross ton miles per gallon.
A train can deliver 750 gross ton miles per gallon.
Which is more fuel efficient; a vehicle that can move two people forty miles on one gallon of fuel (40 MPG) or a vehicle that can move ten people forty miles on four gallons of fuel (10 MPG)?
Which is more efficient; a vehicle that can move ten people forty miles on four gallons of fuel (10 MPG) or a truck that can move thirty tons forty miles on eight gallons of fuel (5 MPG)?
At this point, I’m suspicious of ANYTHING the Greenies put forth as policy.
This is what happens when people that don’t understand basic math are put in positions of power.
Somewhere I recently saw a formula that worked out to the equivelant of passenger miles travelled. In other words if your two seat Smart Car gets 30 MPG (guessing), you multiply that by 2 (the number of passengers) and get 60 (of course). But if you have something like a Buick Enclave, at 25 MPG (guessing again) with eight passengers, you have 200 miles. Puts a whole new light on efficiency.
I suspect my new car is to blame.