Crossposted at Just Plain Folk
These estimates are based on the assumptions of gasoline at $3.00 per gallon, and using the CAFE goal of 27mpg. The actual average fuel economy for cars and light trucks in the United States is approximately 21mpg. This is also assuming that you're not sitting in rush hour traffic, and that you drive more like Granny Gert than Rusty Wallace, which lets out a lot of people.
Let's get to work and spend your windfall.
EDIT - The numbers were calculated using the CAFE standard rather than the acutal average mpg which is a pipedream.
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