bcwbcw.bsky.social

02 October 2026 07:10

Miles per gallon is used here because it conceals how bad poor mileage cars really are - 10mpg and 15mpg only differ by 5mpg. It has legal significance since fuel efficiency laws require minimum average mpg from each manufacturer and a few 30mpg cars compensates well for cars getting 8mpg. /1

Frankenfreeman

kencf0618.bsky.social

02 October 2026 07:09

That’s how they do tanks, I think.

Carrington Ward

carringtonward.bsky.social

02 October 2026 07:08

I seem to recall a tanks like the Abrams are basically running gallons to the mile.

Pruth🌻

pruth.bsky.social

02 October 2026 00:50

It was a joke suggesting that it would take more than a gallon to go one mile. I guess, not a very good one. 😬

bcwbcw.bsky.social

02 October 2026 00:42

while if it was say gallons per 100 miles, it's really hard to bring down the average with some 3 gal/100mi cars when your big trucks are using 13 gal/100mile.