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		SAI_Peregrinus on Oct 10, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US sues eBay for allowing sale of emissions defeat... A Gulfstream G700 carries 22,407kg of fuel (about 6,100 gallons at 800kg/m^3 ) and a max range of 14,353km (8,918.5mi), for 1.45mpg. Closer to 10x, by a bit. Using the 12,316km high-speed cruise range manages to bring it down to 1.24mpg, just under 10x worse.

ceejayoz on Oct 11, 2023 [–]

Said Gulfstream carries 18 people, though. Whether 5x or 10x, it isn’t 10,000x.

SAI_Peregrinus on Oct 11, 2023 | [–]

Yep! My point was to take one of the biggest private jets, and show it's still vastly less than 1000x. Private jets are bad, but they're not that bad.

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