Day: April 13, 2011

Misleading Math, Fuel Economy, Public Transportation.

I’m listening to a radio commercial about the shuttle bus to Newark Airport. They want to claim 184 passenger miles per gallon. My minivan is not particularly fuel efficient, getting about 22-23 miles per gallon (note the missing “passenger” qualifier). On short trips around town, like a run out to Home Depot, I’m the only …

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