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Rex

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Why a boat-tail semi isn't as silly as it might sound

Nov 13th 2009 1:56PM (Autoblog)
Here are some test numbers with the 7.5% and 20% figures.

Truck A gets 5 MPG
Truck B gets 5.375MPG (7.5% increase in economy)
Truck C gets 6MPG (20% increase in economy)

Doesn't look like much until you look at yearly numbers.

If the trucks both drive 120,000 miles per year or 10,000 miles per month.

Truck A will use 24,000 gallons of diesel per year or 2,000 gallons per month
Truck B will use 22,325 gallons of diesel per year or 1,860 gallons per month
Truck C will use 20,000 gallons of diesel per year or 1,667 gallons per month

Truck B has a yearly savings of 1,675 gallons or 140 gallons per month
Truck C has a yearly savings of 4,000 gallons or 333 gallons per month

If that diesel costs $3.00 per gallon
Truck B saves $5, 025 per year or $420 per month
Truck C saves $12, 000 yearly or $1000 per month

If the company has a fleet of 100 trucks this is a fleet savings of
$502, 500 per year with B trucks
$1,200,000 per year for C trucks

The little changes can add up.

ASUS: "Our goal is to provide products that are better than Apple's"

Jun 9th 2009 5:04PM (Engadget)
Ed T: What are you going on about? Did I shoot your puppy or something? I have run into several people who think that Apple actually owns and operates assembly plants, which they do manage some, but only for final assembly not ground up manufacture. As for software, there was no mention of that within my post, only hardware. In the end though, did you really have to resort to insults and attacks or are you just angry and blowing it our your arse?

ASUS: "Our goal is to provide products that are better than Apple's"

Jun 9th 2009 3:15PM (Engadget)
One thing everyone seems to miss when talking about Apple hardware is that it's not actually made by Apple, only designed. ASUS makes hardware for the iPod and Mac Book product lines that Apple ordered.

Ask Engadget: What's the best GPS tracker for under $300?

Jun 5th 2009 12:47AM (Engadget)
Genie GT-31 Waterproof Sport GPS Data Logger

I use mine for geocaching, as a bike computer, to track photos, and to add to the open street map project. It's about 150USD for the non-bluetooth version (GT-31) and you add 15 for bluetooth (BGT-31). It has about a 30-45 hour battery life depending on backlight usage.

Engadget Labs: The best mobile data carrier in America

May 26th 2009 6:21PM (Engadget)
Also, on Sprint's map the dark gray is 3G roaming coverage and the light gray is 2G data roaming.

More Pentax K-7 details, pictures leak out ahead of launch

May 18th 2009 2:09PM (Engadget)
@MBN Those are not professional grade DSLRs, but pro-sumer cameras. This is likely to compete in the pro or lower-pro categories.

PhaseOne P40+ medium format camera hits the streets of Copenhagen

Apr 29th 2009 6:52PM (Engadget)
It's medium format and is larger than full frame. A Medium Format sensor is approximately 50.7x39mm and a full frame is 36x24mm so a MF sensor has 2 1/4 times the area of full frame. If I am wrong, someone please correct me.

Engadget endorses Monster Cable? Uh, hell no.

Apr 17th 2009 3:04PM (Engadget)
Another funny thing is that in their quote of Geeksugar they misspelled Bentley.

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