| | In case you were doubtful about the claim in the above post that a hybrid SUV would save more fuel than a hybrid compact car, here are the numbers. This is based on the assumption that the driver will drive the same number of miles every year regardless of which vehicle he is driving. The calculations are based on 10,000 miles per year.A Compact Car getting 35 MPG average will consume 285.7 gallons of gas.
A Prius Hybrid getting 50 MPG average will consumer 200.0 gallons of gas.
That's a total savings of 85.7 gallons of gas over 1 year. Not bad.
A normal Chevy Tahoe getting 17 MPG average will consume 588.2 gallons of gas.
A Chevy Tahoe Hybrid getting 24 MPG average will consume 416.7 gallons of gas.
That's a total savings of 171.5 gallons of gas over 1 year. More than double the savings of the compact hybrid. Lest you be tempted to compare the Prius to a normal Tahoe, consider that a person who buys a Tahoe is very unlikely to buy a Prius and vice versa. If you could convince a large SUV driver to step down to a compact car, you could save tons of fuel even without a hybrid system. |
| | Posted 7/7/2008 4:24 PM - 36 Views - 2 eProps - 1 Comment
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