Unless the vehicle is used in an area where fuel isn't easily accessible, why carry around three or four days' worth of fuel? A gallon of gasoline weighs 6 lbs. and a gallon of diesel fuel weighs 7 lbs. Factor in the weight of the fuel tank itself, and carrying 50 extra gallons ...
Q) How accurate is the calculator. A) It can only be as accurate as the data that has gone into it. Most visitors report it being within .3 of a second of their best time but there have been one or two that have been wildly inaccurate but these are generally down to the use of ...
This paper analyzes the changes that manufacturers could make to bring all light trucks in the currently regulated fleet with a curb weight of 5,000 pounds or more into compliance with a standard of 18 miles per gallon (mpg), intended to encourage the downweighting of those trucks. The ...
If you have a 100-gallon freshwater tank, that’s ~830lbs. The general best practice is to only travel with a full tank of water when you really need it anyway, so if being empty on water gets you in the safe zone, this may be a solution. Just plan to fill water at your destina...
The F-150 has the option of either a 26- or 36-gallon tank. The F-250 has two tank sizes: a 38 gallon for long wheel base trucks and a 30.5 gallon for short wheel base models Transmission The F-150 comes with a four-speed automatic in models equipped with the 4.6L 2 valve engine...
内容提示: commercial success Lightweight Buses With Electric Drive ImproveFuel Economy and Passenger Experience Background The standard, 40-foot diesel-powered transit bus is noisy, consumes a gallon of fuel for every three miles it travels, weighs 28,000 pounds, and contributes signi cantly to ...