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To: steve harris who wrote (327375)	2/25/2007 10:33:27 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575582

Steve, > Some new math too I guess... I'll say. With the lower MPG ratings, the number of gallons burned over 15,000 miles is higher for all cars. That'll exaggerate the differences between any two models. Thanks for pointing that out, by the way. I would have accepted the math as sound otherwise. Probably a slick attempt by the mainstream media to spin the facts. Tenchusatsu

To: steve harris who wrote (327375)	2/25/2007 11:17:42 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575582

"The Prius drops combined 16% and the average care drops 12% so the Prius is a net gain..." Yet another who doesn't understand fractions. Ok, I will take it slowly. Old style. For city mileage(and the author did get this backwards. At 25 mpg , the average car burns 600 gallons to cover 15000 miles. The Prius would burn 270 at an average of 55.5 mpg. So 600 - 270 = 330 gallons. New style. The average car burns 681 gallons over 15000 at 22 mpg. The Prius burns 322 at 46.5 mpg. So 681 - 322 = 359. Now it doesn't take anything but old fashioned math to realize that a difference of 359 gallons is more than a difference of 330. But, the truthiness may give a different answer...