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headShrinker on May 7, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: 25% of Cars Cause 90% of Automobile Air Pollution

It should be "Gallons per mile" not "Miles per Gallon"

I read this article a few years ago, and following article illustrates the point very well.

http://www.mpgillusion.com/p/what-is-mpg-illusion.html

mizzao on May 7, 2015 [–]

Combining MPG numbers is what the harmonic mean is for :)

colanderman on May 8, 2015 | [–]

Thank you, I've been looking for a name for that function for years.

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