Perhaps, if you assume the diesel accumulates 1 million miles over 50 years.
On Thu, Jan 23, 2020 at 2:09 PM OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Someone posted an article here last year that stated that a current MB > Diesel had less emissions over it's life than an all electric car, a > hybrid, or whatever. > > On Thu, Jan 23, 2020 at 12:08 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > I suspect a 400,000 mile Mercedes Diesel beats them all handily. Or > > even a 250k mile 240D probably would beat them. > > > > > Mitch Haley via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > > January 23, 2020 at 11:48 AM > > > Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > > > > > > > > > So where do lithium free high MPG cars fit in? > > > I would assume that if you could sell it today, a Sprint/Firefly/Metro > > > with 3cyl/5sp would handily beat a Prius. (hey Randy, if you see a > > > rust free Firefly, I'd like to make a mid engine 50mpg hot rod out of > it) > > > > > > A Mercedes 250 diesel rivals or beats the Prius in anything but pure > > > stoplight to stoplight driving, but the price tag is probably an > > > indication of high energy in manufacture. > > > > > > __ > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > -- > OK Don > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who > learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence > for themselves." > > WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
