Driving was Re: [extropy-chat] Seven cents an hour?

[Eugen Leitl]

On Mon, Nov 14, 2005 at 09:22:06AM -0600, Rafal Smigrodzki wrote:
> 40 km (=24.85 miles) x 2 = 49.7 miles - in two hours?
> 
> Wow, when I drive to work, I make 45 miles in 45 minutes.

It obviously depends on the local traffic.
 
> What kind of a car are you driving? Burning 6 liters( = 1.584 gallons)
> for 49.7 miles in very slow driving makes 31.4 mpg. Even hybrids don't
> always get this kind of mileage. And the lower number you give, 4

Current hybrids are not particularly efficient. Right now I range
between 5.8 and 6.6 l/100 km (depending on the driving style), 
and my car is not that efficient (a Honda Jazz).

> liters both ways, would make it 47.1 mpg, beyond even Prius territory
> (in real life, as opposed to salesman pitch).
> 
> I burn about 16 $ a day over about 90 miles.

I burn about 50 EUR/month for gas. Considerably less when I take
the bike (about 50 min one way).

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