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Originally Posted by bcjohnso99
rating cars at gallons-per-mile may be more useful.
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I've always supported GM's strategy of placing the two-mode hybrid system in trucks and SUVs, as improving fuel economy of the lowest-performing models will save more fuel and money than improving the fuel economy of compact cars. If we measured fuel consumption (gallons per 100 miles), instead of economy (miles per gallon), this would be obvious.
Tahoe - 14 mpg - 7.14 gal/100 mi - $28.57/100 mi (at $4 per gallon)
Tahoe Hybrid - 21 mpg - 4.76 gal/100 mi - $19.05/100 mi
Savings of 2.38 gal or $9.52
Corolla - 28 mpg - 3.57 gal/100 mi - $14.29/100 mi
Prius - 48 mpg - 2.08 gal/100 mi - $8.33/100 mi
Savings of 1.49 gal or $5.96
Trying to explain this to the uneducated (especially Toyota apologists) is like talking to a brick wall.
