jeffw@lemmy.world to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net · 6 months agoThe misleading, wasteful way we measure gas mileage, explainedwww.vox.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up176arrow-down14
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minus-squareBotzo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 months agoIt’s why the 2007 Chevy Tahoe Hybrid won a green car award. It may have been a measley 21MPG city (11.2 L/100km, 4.8gal/100mi), but that was 30% better than previous models. Notably, the US DOE shows gal/100mi on their fuel economy website already. https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymodel/2007_Chevrolet_Tahoe.shtml https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymodel/2008_Chevrolet_Tahoe.shtml
It’s why the 2007 Chevy Tahoe Hybrid won a green car award. It may have been a measley 21MPG city (11.2 L/100km, 4.8gal/100mi), but that was 30% better than previous models.
Notably, the US DOE shows gal/100mi on their fuel economy website already. https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymodel/2007_Chevrolet_Tahoe.shtml https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymodel/2008_Chevrolet_Tahoe.shtml