[quote=GH]My sisters Volvo gets 45 mpg in UK. (2.0 Liter Station Wagon)
Ok an English gallon is a bit bigger than ours, so perhaps 38 Mpg
Anyway, bottom line the Europeans have had this technology for some time.
Psst… Diesel[/quote]
EXACTLY. We can get to 50mpg WHOLE FLEET average (not just new car average) in 2020 (not 2025) if everyone just follows these simple rules.
1. buy an efficient hybrid (Prius and maybe Civic are just about the only really good ones so far, do NOT buy a “performance” hybrid like Lexus or an SUV or some other trash where they have perverted energy efficiency into added “performance”. Ford Fusion hybrid is decent but too big and heavy.
2. OR buy an efficient clean diesel, for example VW Jetta TDI 2010 or 2011 fits the bill.
3. Drive the car NICELY. No hard acceleration. Coast towards red lights. If you are hitting red lights at 40mph and have to break hard each time you are driving very wrong. The TDI will get you 50mpg if you do drive right, Prius even more.
4. as better technology becomes available in the US, buy it. For example, the equivalent of a VW Golf TDI Twindrive diesel hybrid or a Peugot 3008 Hybrid4 Diesel will get 65-70 mpg and are practical cars. I dunno about Chevy Volt. Maybe. Forget about idiotic waste of money like the Tesla Roadster.
