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Old 05-05-2008, 01:51 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Tree Hugger?

On the railroad the big concern is tonage miles per gallons. If you apply this to a 7200lb Mega cab at 19mpg and a 2765lb Prius at 48mpg the Megacab is moving 1 ton 68.4 miles on one gal. The prius moves 1 ton 66.24 miles on one gal. Now which one is more efficient ? I think i just became a tree hugger. By the way the Union Pacific Claims it avg 1 ton over 600 miles on one Gallon.
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Yeah I used that argument against a professor...yeah she did not get. People NEVER think of big picture efficiency. Great post bud.
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Great work on helping us justify driving our trucks...and welcome to the forum.
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Old 05-05-2008, 02:19 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Thats awesome.
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Interesting post, but I think most tree huggers will argue that it is not necessary to move 3.5 tons to go to the grocery store, or to get to/from work/school etc. I don't necessarily agree, but with the price of fuel I do have a smaller car for daily driving...but it's a deisel too :thumbsup
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Believe me I am definitely NOT a tree hugger. However I see a fatal flaw in your thinking. In an automobile it is not about ton/miles but people miles. How many people will that prius move on one gallon of fuel?
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Yeah I used that argument against a professor...yeah she did not get. People NEVER think of big picture efficiency. Great post bud.
Yeah...they don't like to be wrong or questioned
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By the way the Union Pacific Claims it avg 1 ton over 600 miles on one Gallon.
its cause they use diesel electric engines. a diesel engine turns a generator and teh generator powers the electric motors that turn the wheelS
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Believe me I am definitely NOT a tree hugger. However I see a fatal flaw in your thinking. In an automobile it is not about ton/miles but people miles. How many people will that prius move on one gallon of fuel?
I see your point, but he is talking a truck that will seat 6 comfortable...I don't think the Prius is designed for 6 I can see it now THE CLOWN CAR...Daa dat dat datta dat a dat datta
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Interesting post, but I think most tree huggers will argue that it is not necessary to move 3.5 tons to go to the grocery store, or to get to/from work/school etc. I don't necessarily agree, but with the price of fuel I do have a smaller car for daily driving...but it's a deisel too :thumbsup
That is a great point, which has got me wondering why nobody is looking at what would be practical, say a hybrid diesel Mini van. Prius is to small for us but a hybrid hemi durango is really not much of an improvement over the standard.
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To me usefull figures would refer to usable cargo (trailer, luggage, people etc.) being transported and not the weight of the vehicle itself. The vehicle weight being transported isn't of much use by itself!
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