Prius, Hummer and beyond

"Mpg is an important variable and the H2 as well as light trucks and SUVs are known as fuel-inefficient vehicles."

For a letter so bent on facts, this statement seems entirely too subjective.

Doesn't the "fuel-efficiency" of a vehicle depend on its utility? Comparing mpg is useless when a Prius can't haul 5 kids plus their hockey equipment.

An H2 would clearly be the inefficient vehicle for a single commuter when compared to a Prius. Likewise, the Prius would be inefficient for hauling a significant load (more trips, or would have to hire someone with a truck).

A motorcycle that gets 55 mpg is getting 55 people miles per gallon. An SUV with 5 people in it that gets 12 mpg gets is getting 60 people miles per gallon. Which is more fuel efficient?

Dave Bonehead is just so full of himself, isn't he?

Say GOVERNMENT CHEESE wrote:

Dave Bonehead is just so full of himself, isn't he?

He's just another liberal Know-it-all who wants to tell everybody else what to drive.

Mr Banana wrote:

He's just another liberal Know-it-all who wants to tell everybody else what to drive.

shh, less talk...more admiring his bike shorts.

The problem is that Mr. Falconieri's original letter didn't truly merit a response.

>An SUV with 5 people in it that gets >12 mpg gets is getting 60 people >miles per gallon. Which is more fuel >efficient?

wow is that dumb. an suv that gets 12mpg with 5 people in it will get less than 12 with the added weight.