Posts Tagged ‘Hummer’

Gas Guzzling Hummer Stats

Monday, June 16th, 2008

Hey! Are you not tired of hearing how expensive gas prices are? Me neither! In honor of this constant, obnoxious talk, let’s take a look at big-ass, kick-ass Hummer and what the energy it takes to run it, equates to.

Driving a Hummer from New York City to Southampton, N.Y. (90 mile drive) uses as much energy as…

  • 9 gallons of gas for the Toyota Prius to make it to the Canadian border (a little over 300 miles)
  • 11 days of power for an average home
  • 3,294 hours of light from a 100-watt lightbulb

A hummer is as big as…

  • 1.25 military Humvees (M998 Model)
  • 3.33 smart cars
  • 13.5 subzero refrigerators

A hummer weighs as much as…

  • 1 female Asian elephant
  • 28 Arnold Schwarzeneggers (at his 1967 bodybuilding competition weight)
  • 265 commuter bicycles

Courtesy of Portfolio.com