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It's only the same amount of fuel savings if you burn the same amount of fuel, right? The amount of fuel saved between 10mpg -> 12mpg may be roughly equal to an
by drusepth 8y ago
It's only the same amount of fuel savings if you burn the same amount of fuel, right? The amount of fuel saved between 10mpg -> 12mpg may be roughly equal to an improvement of 30mpg -> 60mpg, but being able to go e.g. 600 miles (one 10-gal tank) vs 300 miles could be the difference between buying one tank or two (or: 1000 or 2000 over your car's lifetime).
Wouldn't that mean 30mpg -> 60mpg is more likely to save fuel on average because people are need less fuel to get them where they're going?
Or did I just get bamboozled by the trick?
- amdavidson 8y agoUnfortunately you got bamboozled. 50000 miles / 12 miles per gallon = 4166 gallons 50000 miles / 10 miles per gallon = 5000 gallons (833 gallons saved) 50000 miles / 60 miles per gallon = 833 gallons 50000 miles / 30 miles per gallon = 1666 gallons (833 gallons saved)
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- bacon_waffle 8y agoIt's a simple illustrative paradox, but the world is complicated. I'd go with choice 5 as well. Maybe it's a world where the same number of gallons is saved (per miles driven) as choice 1, but it's a world where the roads are safer.