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How much would MPG ratings change in cars if they included the cost of road building and maintenance?
Asked by ben (9080)
November 1st, 2009
So, when people think about car efficiency, I’m curious how much of a difference roads themselves make.
It seems like roads crews are constantly ripping up roads and filling pot holes… if you amortized the amount of energy/cost/time for all this road building, how much would it lower the “absolute MPG” (assuming you can convert energy and cost into the efficiency of MPG). Would it make a significant difference, or are there enough cars to mostly factor it out?
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