Comments on: 10 Million Dollar X-Prize for Greener 100mpge Car http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/25/10-million-dollar-x-prize-for-greener-100mpge-car/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:00:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Simonhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/25/10-million-dollar-x-prize-for-greener-100mpge-car/comment-page-1/#comment-77857 Simon Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:08:40 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/25/10-million-dollar-x-prize-for-greener-100mpge-car/#comment-77857 Scott,1 U.S. Gallon = +/- 3.785 liters 1 mile = +/- 1.609 kilometersIt means that 100 MPGe (MILES reached with 1 gallon of gasoline, not exactly energy) is equivalent to 42.5 km per liter, wich is not bad for a car if you compare with actual models.I'm sure there's a lot of inhabitt readers who are on metric system, I don't know if it is possible to do the conversion at the moment of writing articles. BTW, lots of free converters are available on the internet.Hope that helps too. Scott,

1 U.S. Gallon = +/- 3.785 liters
1 mile = +/- 1.609 kilometers

It means that 100 MPGe (MILES reached with 1 gallon of gasoline, not exactly energy) is equivalent to 42.5 km per liter, wich is not bad for a car if you compare with actual models.

I’m sure there’s a lot of inhabitt readers who are on metric system, I don’t know if it is possible to do the conversion at the moment of writing articles. BTW, lots of free converters are available on the internet.

Hope that helps too.

]]> By: Jorge Chapahttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/25/10-million-dollar-x-prize-for-greener-100mpge-car/comment-page-1/#comment-77831 Jorge Chapa Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:32:12 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/25/10-million-dollar-x-prize-for-greener-100mpge-car/#comment-77831 Scott,Miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) is the amount of energy generated by one unit gallon of gasoline. The equivalent is the amount required of a different fuel, to generate that same amount of energy. So for, for instance, you only need .88 gallons of diesel to generate the same amount of energy as 1 gallon of gasoline.Hope that helps. Scott,

Miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) is the amount of energy generated by one unit gallon of gasoline. The equivalent is the amount required of a different fuel, to generate that same amount of energy. So for, for instance, you only need .88 gallons of diesel to generate the same amount of energy as 1 gallon of gasoline.

Hope that helps.

]]> By: Scotthttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/25/10-million-dollar-x-prize-for-greener-100mpge-car/comment-page-1/#comment-77818 Scott Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:37:24 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/25/10-million-dollar-x-prize-for-greener-100mpge-car/#comment-77818 What exactly is a mpg equivalent? I assume that it has to do with kWh or however the manufacturers measure their batteries. This is a great blog BTW, i would like if it got a little more techinical when possible though. Thanks! What exactly is a mpg equivalent? I assume that it has to do with kWh or however the manufacturers measure their batteries. This is a great blog BTW, i would like if it got a little more techinical when possible though.
Thanks!

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