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There are ways to push up fuel economy on gasoline engines: superchargers and turbochargers, diesel-like compression ratios, six- and seven-speed transmissions, ever more computer controls, lighter weight, more aluminum. But it all costs money, thousands of dollars per car. The easy tricks are already used, says GM Vice Chairman Robert Lutz.
Adding a few thousand dollars to a $75,000 BMW is one thing, adding several thousand dollars to a $16,000 Ford Focus is something else. However, I for one would think it's a better idea than running up the gasoline tax, to say $7 or $8 a gallon, which would catch our attention for sure.
It's going to be a lot of work to get that fuel economy up. No time to waste.
Much More here:
LINK: http://www.thecarconnection.com/Aut...t_Chrysler_CAFE_Matters_More.S192.A12353.html
There are ways to push up fuel economy on gasoline engines: superchargers and turbochargers, diesel-like compression ratios, six- and seven-speed transmissions, ever more computer controls, lighter weight, more aluminum. But it all costs money, thousands of dollars per car. The easy tricks are already used, says GM Vice Chairman Robert Lutz.
Adding a few thousand dollars to a $75,000 BMW is one thing, adding several thousand dollars to a $16,000 Ford Focus is something else. However, I for one would think it's a better idea than running up the gasoline tax, to say $7 or $8 a gallon, which would catch our attention for sure.
It's going to be a lot of work to get that fuel economy up. No time to waste.
Much More here:
LINK: http://www.thecarconnection.com/Aut...t_Chrysler_CAFE_Matters_More.S192.A12353.html