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shittyslant6 said:
its capable to achieve 40mpg????????
i was not aware of anything over 22.
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It's not... the rule is that the average MPG for a manufacturer has to be 40 mpg. The intent I believe was to incentivive EV development. So Dodge has to hit a 40 mpg "average" of the cars they offer.

An all electric or gas/electric gives them room to maneuver

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Some "fun" reading:
Corporate Average Fuel Economy | NHTSA
 
WV64Signet said:
It's not... the rule is that the average MPG for a manufacturer has to be 40 mpg. The intent I believe was to incentivive EV development. So Dodge has to hit a 40 mpg "average" of the cars they offer.

An all electric or gas/electric gives them room to maneuver

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Some "fun" reading:
Corporate Average Fuel Economy | NHTSA
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My 2015 VW gets 48 MPG. 32 in town. AND it is not a slug to drive.....
 
WV64Signet said:
Yup.. I think VW is still paying fines for that engineering. :lol:
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They got their pee pee stepped on for fudging the MPG I believe. I wonder how much of that went on elsewhere. We did a lot of mileage tests at the dealer back in the day because of big numbers on the window sticker.
 
toolmanmike said:
They got their pee pee stepped on for fudging the MPG I believe. I wonder how much of that went on elsewhere. We did a lot of mileage tests at the dealer back in the day because of big numbers on the window sticker.
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Well, I love what they did because it's so very German.

Corporate tells the engineers what the emissions requirement is .... so they design the car to pass emissions testing...stationary and at an idle..
 
shittyslant6 said:
huh, my 92 sonoma gets 16.5 mpg. (at its best)
i'd guess the duster gets 10...
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I have Gladys, my 1975 F250HD Camper Special. 351M, Weiand Action Plus intake, Street Demon 625 three barrel, T18 4 speed, Dana60 with 3.73 gears. She routinely knocks down 15-17mpg and could probably do better if I didn't cruise her 60-65, or dump the humongoid secondary door open on a regular basis. She has 235/85/16 tires so they're pretty tall and that helps. I just bet were I to limit speed to just 55 and never crack that rear barrel, she'd knock on 20's door. That's impressive for a truck with an 8100 pound GVWR. Of course, I keep her in good tune, too.

....and that's with 1970s technology.
 
RustyRatRod said:
I have Gladys, my 1975 F250HD Camper Special. 351M, Weiand Action Plus intake, Street Demon 625 three barrel, T18 4 speed, Dana60 with 3.73 gears. She routinely knocks down 15-17mpg and could probably do better if I didn't cruise her 60-65, or dump the humongoid secondary door open on a regular basis. She has 235/85/16 tires so they're pretty tall and that helps. I just bet were I to limit speed to just 55 and never crack that rear barrel, she'd knock on 20's door. That's impressive for a truck with an 8100 pound GVWR. Of course, I keep her in good tune, too.
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Yup...my 92 D250 diesel cranked along at 17mpg whether it was empty or loaded above the cab with hay bales.
 
toolmanmike said:
Don't be pissed off at the government, you work for them.
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WRONG!

The government is SUPPOSED to work for us, whether we draw a paycheck from them or not. It's their job to serve the American citizens and they're doin a damned PISS POOR job of it, so I or anybody else has every right to be pissed off at them.

Signed: Pissed off redneck in Georgia. lol
 
RustyRatRod said:
WRONG!

The government is SUPPOSED to work for us, whether we draw a paycheck from them or not. It's their job to serve the American citizens and they're doin a damned PISS POOR job of it, so I or anybody else has every right to be pissed off at them.

Signed: Pissed off redneck in Georgia. lol
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RustyRatRod said:
I have Gladys, my 1975 F250HD Camper Special. 351M, Weiand Action Plus intake, Street Demon 625 three barrel, T18 4 speed, Dana60 with 3.73 gears. She routinely knocks down 15-17mpg and could probably do better if I didn't cruise her 60-65, or dump the humongoid secondary door open on a regular basis. She has 235/85/16 tires so they're pretty tall and that helps. I just bet were I to limit speed to just 55 and never crack that rear barrel, she'd knock on 20's door. That's impressive for a truck with an 8100 pound GVWR. Of course, I keep her in good tune, too.

....and that's with 1970s technology.
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huh. my stock 4.3 v6 gets TERRIBLE milage in comparison. I thought I was doing pretty good with that 16.5 number:rofl:
 
WV64Signet said:
Yup...my 92 D250 diesel cranked along at 17mpg whether it was empty or loaded above the cab with hay bales.
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the newest vehicle we have is a 2015 2500 denali with I think a 6.6 duramax. that thing gets 19 towing and 27????? I think around town. pretty spunky too. (for 7,700 pounds)
 
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