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To: combjelly who wrote (327377)	2/27/2007 3:00:18 AM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575625

CJ, > Yet another who doesn't understand fractions. No, he's right. The problem in the comparison is that the 15,000 miles stays constant. Therefore, you can drop the MPG of the average car by 12% and that of the Prius by 16% and end up with a larger absolute difference, even though the Prius suffered more percentage-wise. Or let's look at it this way: Old MPG ratings: Prius got 122% more miles per gallon than the average car. New MPG ratings: Prius gets 111% more miles per gallon than the average car. Or how about gallons per 100 miles, which resembles the European ratings? Old ratings: The Prius consumes 1.81 gallons per 100 miles, while the average car consumes 4.00 gallons per 100 miles. That means the Prius' gas consumption is 45% of the average. New ratings: The Prius consumes 2.15 gallons per 100 miles, while the average car consumes 4.55 gallons per 100 miles. That means the Prius' gas consumption is 47% of the average. Tenchusatsu