Getting Prius MPG with a Hummer
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Getting Prius MPG with a Hummer
The other day, I figured out how a Hummer mileage record might get set. Start with say four Hummers and equip each one with a front-bumper, tow bar and rear ball. Link them all together to make a 'Hummer Train."
The front Hummer drives until it runs out of gas. The second one takes over and the empty Hummer is added to the end. Repeat this as many times as necessary to run all of the Hummers out of gas.
Calculate the MPG using the gas for each Hummer and the mileage for all of them. Hummer mileage is so low that even towing, it doesn't go down that much. With the front-to-back towing, they are drafting each other like bicyclists.
If you had the flex-fuel Hummers, use E85 and calculate using only the gasoline content, 15% of the actual fuel burned. So the combination of a Hummer train and E85 would give . . . (spasms of laughter!)
Bob Wilson
The front Hummer drives until it runs out of gas. The second one takes over and the empty Hummer is added to the end. Repeat this as many times as necessary to run all of the Hummers out of gas.
Calculate the MPG using the gas for each Hummer and the mileage for all of them. Hummer mileage is so low that even towing, it doesn't go down that much. With the front-to-back towing, they are drafting each other like bicyclists.
If you had the flex-fuel Hummers, use E85 and calculate using only the gasoline content, 15% of the actual fuel burned. So the combination of a Hummer train and E85 would give . . . (spasms of laughter!)
Bob Wilson
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