There are serious limits to the scalability of that solution. We can't all just sell the cars we have and buy something 25% better every year. And frankly, we've squeezed most of the efficiency we're going to get out of internal combustion already.
Re:Can we go electric before it's too late?
by noir_lord on Monday October 15, 2018 @05:31PM
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> And frankly, we've squeezed most of the efficiency we're going to get out of internal combustion already.
If we stick to large engines we need to push honking great SUV's around maybe, modern 3 door's (like the Citigo) are pushing 60+ mpg average in the is something like 25.
Re:Can we go electric before it's too late?
by beat on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @01:38PM
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To my point, your solution is not better cars, but rather smaller cars. That's incrementalism, and it won't go far. Feel-good snark about the American love of big cars won't solve the problem at all.
Re:Can we go electric before it's too late?
by rootusrootus on Monday October 15, 2018 @07:47PM
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We're already there for anyone who wants it. A Prius gets essentially the same gas mileage as the Citigo while also being more appropriately sized for American tasets.
The net result is on average we drive smaller cars with more efficient engines.