Now we’re talking some mileage
July 8th, 2008 by Jonathan Maziarz in Arts, Current Affairs, Editor's Desk, EnvironmentThis story just confirms what I have believe all along: the automakers have long been able to make super fuel efficient vehicles, but have not, for reasons unknown.
Recently, Volkswagen unveiled a vehicle that gets 235 miles per gallon with a conventional engine. The vehicle only seats two and is made largely of carbon fiber, but VW plans to put it into production for 2010, less than two years away. Amazingly, VW built the car six years ago, but has been waiting for the price of carbon fiber to drop. Prius, schmius.
• Toyota does have plans to add solar panels to some Prius models.
• Mercedes Benz plans to drop all of its petroluem-powered vehicles from it’s line up by 2015.
• I had a call the other day asking me where I got some of my facts regarding the electromagnetic field risks of driving a Toyota Prius. Here’s the link to the story from the New York Times from this April.
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