Small changes in MPG in cars that get poor gas mileage actually have much larger effects than you would think. In the example given, going from 18 MPG to 20 MPG would be a reduction of 56 gallons of fuel each year if you assume 10,000 miles will be driven. To save the equivalent amount of fuel I'd have to replace my 30 MPG car with one that gets 36 MPG.This is the type of information needed to make improvemnets in the US car industry, our dependence on oil, and making real change going forward. Obama are you listening?
Source: Andrew Sullivan
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