cripes, manufacturers in europe have been building cars for years that
exceed this 35 mpg level. some almost double. some are even bigger cars,
like audi a6 tdi for instance gets that mileage. the great gm/ford/dodge
in america can't figure it out. worthless engineering imo. it's more the
'i don't care how fat i am i need a big gas hog to feel worthy and to
haul my big a$$' attitude of many americans that stifles the building of
fuel efficient cars in the us. look around, not many other civilised
countries have such overweight behemoths on the road [and yes, i'm
talking about the cars and people]. maybe they're onto something.

thor

John Rodgers wrote:
> Yeh!
>
> I am all for vehicle manufacturers being required to produce the very
> best that they can for the public, ie, better mileage vehicles,
>
> BUT,
>
> I find it really strange that a political body thinks it can simply
> mandate events that will eventually slam technology into the solid wall
> of the limitations imposed by physics. Makes no sense..