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The MPG Illusion: Comparing Fuel Efficiency Can Be Tricky
While researching the benefit of swapping one of my 21 mpg cars for a 31 mpg Honda Fit , I came across a site called the MPG Illusion . The easiest way to illustrate their point is via a quick quiz. Pop Quiz The full quiz and explanation is here . But the very core of the argument can be summed up below. Assuming that both cars are driven 100 miles per week: Without breaking out the calculator, you might think that having 50 mpg and 10 mpg together might average out to about