I have a 2002 Golf: on a flat road at 1850 rpm or about 59 mph, it gets close to 60 mpg. On I 95 in the US, where it is impossible to go less than 70 mph without being killed by a trucker, the mileage drops into the high 40's, at 80 or so, into the low 40's.
If I had another gear (6th) I think it would do better. -Mike Brian Schneider wrote: >Well, >I happen to drive a VW Jetta TDI that does get good fuel milage. I >consistently get between 45 and 49 mpg and can go over 600 miles per >tank of fuel. But I do notice that my milage does drop a little when >I am on the interstate driving the speed limit or better (to keep up >with traffic) as compared to when I am on the back roads doing 55. >Brian >On Apr 24, 2008, at 6:33 PM, Perry Jones wrote: > > > >>Then mandate higher fuel efficiency in vehicles. Oh, I know, put the >>onus on the >>victims as has been done throughout history. What do you drive? What >>is your >>fuel efficiency at 30 mph? When it matches mine at 75 mph then >>talk to me. >>Otherwise, this ain't one of the solutions. >>Perry Jones >> >> >>Brian Schneider wrote: >> >> >> >>>So then what would be the suggestion? Sometimes laws are necessary >>>to help or protect those who can't or won't do it them selves. >>>If on a national level if lowering the speed limit 10 to 15 mph would >>>help decrease our dependance on foreign oil or any oil for that >>>matter then it should be addressed regardless of how popular or >>>unpopular it is. >>>Granted there are some laws that are nonsense, but they are necessary >>>because without most of them there would be utter chaos. >>>Brian >>>On Apr 24, 2008, at 1:16 PM, Chip Mefford wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>_______________________________________________ >>Biofuel mailing list >>Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >>http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel >> >>Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >>http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >> >>Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 >>messages): >>http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ >> >> > > >_______________________________________________ >Biofuel mailing list >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
