[lbo-talk] Ace on fuel economy

Mark Bennett mab at straussandasher.com
Fri Oct 14 11:31:59 PDT 2005


Jordan Hayes


> According to the EPA <http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/FEG2005.pdf>,
> a two-wheel-drive Ford Explorer ...

(who buys those?)


> gets 16 mpg in the city, and 21 mpg on the highway.

I think there's often a big difference between what the EPA says a car gets and what people _actually_ get (and thus report in places like this). Those numbers are idealized . . .

/jordan

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So I've always thought; but in looking at the numbers in 2005 for my car, I see that they are quite accurate. Has the EPA improved it's testing procedures for fuel economy?



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