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Compiled by Andrea Dudrow
- Weight of Daimler-Chrysler's new Unimog SUV:
12,500 pounds
- Weight of the Ford Excursion (currently the
largest SUV on the market): 6,572 pounds
- Weight of the average hybrid bike: 28 pounds
- Number of pounds over its 26,000-pound payload
that would require a driver of the Unimog to get a commercial truckers license: One pound
- Average fuel miles per gallon of the Unimog: 10
- Width of the Unimog, from tire to tire: 7 feet, 6 inches
- Width of the average car: 5 feet
- Amount the Unimog is wider than the GM Hummer, which is based on the Humvee military transport: 3.5 inches
- Number of steps a Unimog driver must ascend to reach
the driver's seat: 3
- Base price of the Unimog: $84,000
- Base price for the average hybrid bicycle: $350
- Number of years one must leave a refrigerator door open to waste the same amount of energy as switching from an average new car to an average SUV: 6
Sources: 1. New York Times; 2. Ford Motor Company; 3. Vision Cyclery in San Francisco; 4-10. NY Times; 11. Giant Bicycles; 12. Worldwatch Institute