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Originally Posted by Electrick
Wonder if you'd come out ahead by trading vehicles - does 20 miles per hour mean lots of stop-and-go? That's rough on mileage in a truck but the hybrids excel in that environment.
On the plus side gotta love a truck drivin' woman.  |
Nope, 20 miles per hour for about 20 miles = about 1.4 gallons of fuel burned in the truck.
If I drove it, 60 miles per hour for about 60 miles = about 3.5 gallons of fuel.
Now the camry:
20 miles per hour for 20 miles = .6 gallons (she get 35 MPG)
60 miles per hour for 60 miles = 1.5 gallons (I get 40 MPG)
Me truck, her car = 3.5 + .6 = 4.1 gallons
Her truck, me car = 1.4 + 1.5 = 2.9 gallons.
Small savings, but a savings non the less.
2.4 gallons in one day or $6 per day at the current gas prices.
Or $1,500 a year in savings for just our commutes to work.
Now if the prices go up to mid $3/gallon prices, the difference is even greater.