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The dollar is down and oil demand is up. The gov't wont let us drill any more native oil nor will it let us switch to an alternative fuel. What can we do? The candidate for change's solution is for America to just drive less, but most places in the country have shitty public transport. Does he care, why should he it's just a problem for the common people. Hybrids cost twice the amount of regular cars, fuel cells 3 times.



"The world record was set by a French team in 2003 called Microjoule with a performance of 10,277 miles per gallon. The current record is 12,665 miles per gallon (MPG) set in 2005 by the PAC-Car II."
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eco-Marathon

That bears repeating: OVER 12 THOUSAND MILES PER GALLON!

So how tough can it be to get me a nice looking car that drives freeways speeds and gets 3% or 4% that efficiency?

I said it in another thread and I'll say it here; anyone that doesn't think we are being ass raped with a baseball bat on a daily basis by the Auto and Oil industries is in an extreme state of denial.

40MPG hybrids are an insult.
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