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From: Charles McKenzie <kilroy@**.WISC.EDU>
Subject: Re: Problem with Drone Statistics
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 1995 14:59:21 -0500
On Thu, 28 Sep 1995, Gurth wrote:

> > From: Robert Watkins <bob@**.ntu.edu.au>
>
> > Hmm... now, I get on average about 12 km/L in my car. Now, what was the
> > fuel consumption like in a car 40 years ago?
> > Given another 60 years worth of engine design, and more efficient fuels,
> > that would be feasible.
>
> Maybe it would but I'm still not convinced. It just looks strange to me,
> 50 km per liter and even better...

Well, looking at the quotes from Shadowplay and the speeds in the Rigger's
Black Book, 205x vehicles are a LOT slower than RL ones. (The
cars and bikes at least...) Could this be the reason for the
improved mileage?
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