Portrait of Abe
The cost of gas at a Chevron station in Chico was at $3.40 per gallon yesterday. For those traveling over the Thanksgiving holiday, here's the amount of fuel you will need to go 300 miles and how much it will cost at this price, depending on your fuel efficiency:
12 mpg. . .25 gal. . . .$85.00
15 mpg. . .20 gal. . . . $68.00
18 mpg. . .16.7 gal. . .$56.67
21 mpg. . .14.3 gal. . .$48.57
24 mpg. . .12.5 gal. . .$42.50
27 mpg. . .11.1 gal. . .$37.38
30 mpg. . .10 gal. . . . $34.00
33 mpg. . .9.1 gal. . . .$30.90
36 mpg. . .8.3 gal. . . .$28.33
39 mpg. . .7.7 gal. . . .$26.15
42 mpg. . .7.1 gal. . . .$24.29
45 mpg. . .6.7 gal. . . .$22.67
48 mpg. . .6.3 gal. . . .$21.25
51 mpg. . .5.9 gal. . . .$20.00
54 mpg. . .5.6 gal. . . .$18.89
57 mpg. . .5.3 gal. . . .$17.89
60 mpg. . .5.0 gal. . . .$17.00
The good news is,that you CAN improve the your fuel efficiency by lowering your speed 5 mph on the highway and by accelerating gradually from stops. Note that even a 3 mpg improvement from say, 24 mpg to 27 mpg can save you $5 over 300 miles. Consider this portrait of Abe Lincoln as my holiday gift to you.
And just for the sake of reference, 300 miles is equal to:
10 round trips from Chico to Paradise
7.7 round trips from Chico to Orland
3.2 round trips from Chico to Yuba City
2.1 round trips from Chico to Redding
1.7 round trips from Chico to Sacramento
Round trip distance from Chico to San Francisco: 346 miles