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Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Fuel Economy' started by efusco, Jun 15, 2009.

  1. efusco

    efusco Moderator Emeritus
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    F8L recently posted about his ~$13k in savings from driving his Prius vs his old Prius. Every year or two I sit down and do the math for how much money and how much fuel I've saved driving my Prius (56+mpg) vs the Ford Expedition (12-13mpg) I used to drive as well. While it's difficult to get an exact number on the dollar amount the gallons of gas saved is a much more visual and accessible number.
    At about 87000 on my Prius I've now saved over 5000 Gallons of gas over the Expedition!! Thought I'd post a few images of what 5000 gallons of gas could be stored in....

    5000 Gallon Wine Barrel:
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    5000 Gallon Aquarium Tank:
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    2000 Gallon Fire Engine Tanker:
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    5000 Gallon Tanker Truck:
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    We ARE doing some good for this world folks. That how much one person has NOT imported from a terror supporting nation, that's how much CO2 I have NOT produced, that's how much fossil fuels I've saved for later use for those needs where alternative energy is not useful. Whatever your beliefs about tree-hugging, global warming, whatever, this is a good thing when one person can save that much gas without compromising his/her transportation, fun of driving, or convenience.:cheer2:
     
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  2. F8L

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    Great post Evan!

    It is indeed inspiring and a great reminder for those who have a few gripes here and there about certain aspects of our cars. This is the best reason to own a Prius if you must continue to own a personal vehicle.

    The satisfaction of saving vast amounts of money and resources is overwhelming.

    As for CO2 this is what I came up with. My truck vs. my Prius

    Total est. CO2 output by Truck = 63.67 Tons

    Total est. CO2 output by Prius = 17.61 Tons

    Total CO2 emissions reduced by 46.06 Tons over the last 93,000 miles of driving.

    (Multiply gallons used by 0.0089 = tons of CO2)
     
    #2 F8L, Jun 15, 2009
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    That's a LOT of gas! :eek: Depending on temperature and barometric pressure, that's enough to fill FOUR Goodyear blimps! (Unless you've seen one up close, that may or may not be impressive - I have, and it is!).
     
    #3 PriusLewis, Jun 15, 2009
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    It is pretty staggering. :)

    My values used a bit less than the 19.4lbs. of CO2 output for every gallon of gas consumed. The truck would have used 7153 gallons of gas. :eek: Using U.S. short tons and the 19.4 value that would have been 69.392 Tons. Metric Tons would equal 62.951.
     
    #4 F8L, Jun 15, 2009
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