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I don't understand where the 2072 mile figure came from. The Shell competition was only 16km. And why describe fuel economy in miles per liter?

• easytiger 12y ago
  > And why describe fuel economy in miles per liter? err, why not?
  • nixy 12y ago
    The most common fuel efficiency ratios are expressed either in miles per gallon or kilometers per liter (or liters per 100 km). Mixing imperial and metric units is pretty unusual.
    • yitchelle 12y ago
      This is a bit of clue that the article is written by a non-technical writer, or the editor is also sloppy.
    • easytiger 12y ago
      In the UK road distances are almost entirely expressed in Miles, including all road signage. Fuel is sold by the liter.
  • baq 12y ago
    what's the difference between a car that does 20 mpg and 40 mpg? what's the difference between a car that does 40 mpg and 60 mpg?
• stinos 12y ago
  http://www.shell.com/global/environment-society/ecomarathon/events/europe/2014-highlights/winners-and-awards.html http://www.shell.com/global/environment-society/ecomarathon/...
• danbruc 12y ago
  Why shouldn't they just extrapolate? 1 l / (fuel-used-for-16-kilometers-Shell-competition-in-liters / 16 km) * 0.621371 mi/km