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This document discusses how representing fuel efficiency as miles per gallon (MPG) can mislead people into underestimating the benefits of replacing inefficient vehicles. While MPG increases seem linearly proportional, actual gas consumption decreases non-linearly as MPG rises. Two studies showed people perceive a linear relationship between MPG and gas savings/vehicle value. In reality, replacing the lowest MPG vehicles provides much greater gas reductions than modest MPG improvements. The document argues
- Author
- aksinyou
- Language
- EN