<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by h2co-pilot:
Yes.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by HummerNewbie:
So why does say the Ram 1500 that gets, per their specs, worse city and highway mileage have a 2 point higher Green Score than the H2
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The govt. is doing their own mileage estimates for vehicles. The other numbers,n from back in the 70's when all interstates were 55mph. They will be based on current speed restrictions and realistic driving methods. Anyway, I think the numbers will be way different from the ones on the stickers currently. SOmething like that, heard it today. Here is a link:
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twinci...596017.htmones </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Nice post CP! I get way better mileage driving into Portland and on the city streets. When I push it up to 65, it's still okay, but when I go to 75 (in other states) the mileage drops drastically. The exact numbers are confidential. If I told ya, I'd have to kill ya.
However, the time saved by traveling at these speeds is well worth the reduced gas mileage, IMO. I also know that it's STILL cheaper than flying, and in "less populated" States, flying and driving aren't even comparable. Not everyone lives 30 miles from work. In Montana, I know people travel across the State from Billings to Missoula, and they wouldn't have a speed limit if it wasn't forced on them. They need their Trucks with them. Flying isn't an option, and neither is driving some tiny little NO Horsepower Rice Burner for a car.
I can only hope the new EPA numbers will make states like Oregon see the light, and raise the damn speed limit. It's not saving any gas!
