Date:         Wed, 18 Feb 2004 11:05:49 +1300
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: "green" cars (NVC)
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>On Tue, 17 Feb 2004, Andrew Grebneff wrote:
>
>>  >Think about how much better your Westy does at 55 mph on it's fuel.
>>
>>  Think about how much loner it would take to drive across the US...
>
>But you'd see a lot more of the scenery. ;)
>
>Actually, I just figured it out.  If you drove 8 hours a day at 55 mph it
>would take you 6.6 days to go from New York to San Francisco.  If you
>drove 8 hours a day at 75 mph, it would take 4.8 days.  If Stan's
>figures are correct you'd save 38.8 gallons of fuel, which works out to
>$65.61 at today's price.  This does not factor in the added stress of
>high-speed driving and its effects on your health and enjoyment. ;)

Actually low-speed driving is far more tiring... boredom, as well as
the extra time on the road.