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GENERAL STUFF => GENERAL DISCUSSIONS => Car Related (any make, any model) => Topic started by: Dazzler on October 22, 2019, 00:27:17

Title: This is interesting- fuel efficiency of Aussie cars is getting worse.
Post by: Dazzler on October 22, 2019, 00:27:17

 :link: Bloody Hell! Fuel Economy Of Australian Cars Getting Worse Since 2015! (https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/australia-fuel-economy-worse/)

Title: Re: This is interesting- fuel efficiency of Aussie cars is getting worse.
Post by: CraigB on October 22, 2019, 07:31:48

Increasing traffic on the roads I think would be one of the biggest factors to our drop in efficiency, we're all crawling along in traffic jams more often :disapp:

The nice long straight road I had behind me a year or two ago now has five fxxxing roundabouts and they're putting in more and more traffic lights wherever they feel they can congest traffic just that bit more :head_butt:

Title: Re: This is interesting- fuel efficiency of Aussie cars is getting worse.
Post by: Dazzler on October 22, 2019, 07:39:45

Quote from: CraigB on October 22, 2019, 07:31:48

Increasing traffic on the roads I think would be one of the biggest factors to our drop in efficiency, we're all crawling along in traffic jams more often :disapp:

The nice long straight road I had behind me a year or two ago now has five fxxxing roundabouts and they're putting in more and more traffic lights wherever they feel they can congest traffic just that bit more :head_butt:

I think the article suggests the trend towards big SUV's and utes, even though many are diesel is the biggest culprit. Instead of people driving diesel i30's and Golfs getting say 5.0 L/100kms they are driving Diesel Sante Fe's and Amorok Utes averaging closer to 10 L/100 kms.