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R. David Steele
Guest
On Mon, 17 May 2004 12:42:38 -0400, "Steve W." <[email protected]>
wrote:
|Hybrids high mileage HYPE.
|
|The 19-year-old EPA tests for city and highway mileage actually gauge
|vehicle emissions and use that data to derive an estimated
|fuel-efficiency
|rating. The EPA tests pre-production vehicles in a lab to simulate
|vehicle
|starts and stops on crowded city streets and open road conditions.
|According to the EPA website, "The tests measure the waste substances
|emitted from consuming the fuel, not the actual fuel consumed. From the
|measurement of emissions, EPA can estimate the miles per gallon achieved
|by
|the vehicle on average."
|
|http://www.wired.com/news/autotech/0,2554,63413,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1
My diesel Jetta does nearly as well as the gas-electric hybrids.
For a lot less cost or maintenance.
wrote:
|Hybrids high mileage HYPE.
|
|The 19-year-old EPA tests for city and highway mileage actually gauge
|vehicle emissions and use that data to derive an estimated
|fuel-efficiency
|rating. The EPA tests pre-production vehicles in a lab to simulate
|vehicle
|starts and stops on crowded city streets and open road conditions.
|According to the EPA website, "The tests measure the waste substances
|emitted from consuming the fuel, not the actual fuel consumed. From the
|measurement of emissions, EPA can estimate the miles per gallon achieved
|by
|the vehicle on average."
|
|http://www.wired.com/news/autotech/0,2554,63413,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1
My diesel Jetta does nearly as well as the gas-electric hybrids.
For a lot less cost or maintenance.
