Clunker Math
On Sep 4, 11:30*pm, "Lu Powell" wrote:
Got his from a blog athttp://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2331218/posts
Hard to argue with the math:
"Here's some math from your stories that the average clunker got 15 mpg and
the average replacement gets 25. ·
A vehicle at 15 mpg and 12,000 miles per year uses 800 gallons a year of
gasoline. ·
A vehicle at 25 mpg and 12,000 miles per year uses 480 gallons a year. ·
So, an average clunker transaction reduces U.S. gasoline consumption by 320
gallons per year. ·
The total is about 700,000 vehicles - so that's 224 million gallons / year.
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