While I'll bet this calculation is intuitive to most of the HN readership, I'll also bet that it's completely inscrutable to the general public. The driving pu

While I'll bet this calculation is intuitive to most of the HN readership, I'll also bet that it's completely inscrutable to the general public. The driving public is attuned to MPG, and there's clearly a lot at stake in manipulating any new standard to reflect the proprietary interests of car companies, oil companies, environmentalists, battery makers, and everyone else out there seeking to cash in on the hybrid gold rush. I'm hoping that the government will step in and create a neutral, science-based standard like this one. Hoping.