Comments on: EU Targets Gas Guzzlers http://priceofoil.org/2007/01/12/eu-targets-gas-guzzlers/ Oil Change International campaigns to expose the true costs of oil and facilitate the coming transition towards clean energy. We are dedicated to identifying and overcoming political barriers to that transition. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:34:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Joel Couch http://priceofoil.org/2007/01/12/eu-targets-gas-guzzlers/#comment-10972 Joel Couch Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:38:59 +0000 http://priceofoil.org/2007/01/12/eu-targets-gas-guzzlers/#comment-10972 What is that in American? 120 gm/km = 193 gm/mi According to http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/co2.shtml, there are 5.5 lb of Carbon in a gallon of gas. 5.5 lb/gal = 2364 gm/gal I get 12.2 mi/gal as the mandated mileage in English units. Shouldn't the bar be a bit higher? What is that in American?

120 gm/km = 193 gm/mi

According to http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/co2.shtml, there are 5.5 lb of Carbon in a gallon of gas.

5.5 lb/gal = 2364 gm/gal

I get 12.2 mi/gal as the mandated mileage in English units. Shouldn’t the bar be a bit higher?

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