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Showing posts with label manufacturing energy. Show all posts
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Friday, April 18, 2014

Fuel economy: irrelevant or distracting?


Fuel economy... really? 
As a rule, what do you think of when you buy a car? Comfort? Amenities? Looks? Shiny? Reliability? Power? Fuel economy? How about asking how much resources the machine cost to build in the first place? Why not ask what the total cost to the planet is instead of just looking at one little part of the energy story. Why only MPG?