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Thread #144881   Message #3350881
Posted By: dick greenhaus
14-May-12 - 05:53 PM
Thread Name: BS: Fuel efficiency of US autos You Tube
Subject: RE: BS: Fuel efficiency of US autos You Tube
John-
Last time I looked, a gallon of gasoline produced 125,000 BTU; a gallon
of diesel produced 137,500 BTU. Hardly twice as much.
VW has a diesel which meets US standards---It uses urea injection to keep emission pollutants low. Lat figures I saw on that was about 54 mpg.