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Rank: Member Joined: 8/20/2008 Posts: 83
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I noticed that the rating for the 3rd generation hybrid cars is in miles per gallon (Mpg). Conversion of this to km/L does not add up the much hyped fuel savings for electric cars. E.g a prius hybrid doing 54mpg highway drive translates to 10km/litre which is what a fully fueled vvt-i 1500 cc engine does on highway. ama?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 9/29/2006 Posts: 2,570
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Could be benefit is on "hybride!" i.e use of electricity. The opposite of courage is not cowardice, it's conformity.
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Rank: Member Joined: 2/11/2011 Posts: 240 Location: jamuhuri ya kenya
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54miles=86.904KMS. 1 united states gallon =3.785 liters. Now do the maths
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Rank: Member Joined: 5/9/2011 Posts: 786 Location: Mashinani
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Hybrids like prius do 28km per litre in Nairobi driving Peace in our Homeland.
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Rank: Member Joined: 5/2/2007 Posts: 536
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When doing the conversions to/from km/l or litres/100 km to MPG, always note whether the MPG refers to the US or the UK(Imperial) system. They are different.
1 km/L ~ 2.352 mpg (US) ~ 2.8248 (UK)
E.g. for this 2005 Prius on autotrader (http://goo.gl/c2tyM), the stats show
Fuel consumption (urban) 56.5 mpg
Fuel consumption (extra urban) 67.3 mpg
Fuel consumption (combined) 65.7 mpg
Which translates to:
Fuel consumption (urban) 20 km/l
Fuel consumption (extra urban) 23.82 km/l
Fuel consumption (combined) 23.26 km/l
Of course the figures are what the manufacturer claims...
** Swali: Apart from the Prius, what other hybrids are found on KE roads? Are they 'serviceable' ?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 5/24/2007 Posts: 1,805
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tuvok wrote:When doing the conversions to/from km/l or litres/100 km to MPG, always note whether the MPG refers to the US or the UK(Imperial) system. They are different.
1 km/L ~ 2.352 mpg (US) ~ 2.8248 (UK)
E.g. for this 2005 Prius on autotrader (http://goo.gl/c2tyM), the stats show
Fuel consumption (urban) 56.5 mpg
Fuel consumption (extra urban) 67.3 mpg
Fuel consumption (combined) 65.7 mpg
Which translates to:
Fuel consumption (urban) 20 km/l
Fuel consumption (extra urban) 23.82 km/l
Fuel consumption (combined) 23.26 km/l
Of course the figures are what the manufacturer claims...
** Swali: Apart from the Prius, what other hybrids are found on KE roads? Are they 'serviceable' ?
His claims are true!!! @Kamundu.... I do not know how you get 28Km/l... I Think Therefore I Am
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