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Do auto consumers realize......?
That as long as they keep buying gas guzzling vehicles the auto industries wont start making more efficient vehicles?
I laugh every time I see a car commercial bragging about mid 20s for mpg. MY moms 64 Chevy Impala SS with a 283 v8 and slightly modified carberation got 26 mpg highway.
This is sad. With technology getting better faster. We should have vehicles getting 70 mpg by now.
Can we at least get a normal sized car that gets 40+ mpg PLEASE?
Actually new alloys are making cars lighter, new cars are more aerodynamic also. I also know that you can only get so much out of a combustion engine. And that new advances in lower friction transmissions and that designs of many features on vehicles will help with fuel consumption. Tire size alone can help this. Yet tires have gotten bigger on SUVs. One problem on the new cars is all the extra crap on the engines for cleaner running and fumes. However you can convert your car with help to make it more efficient by almost double. Mechanics and engineers who know it is possible are doing it today and have been doing it for some time. There is a geo metro that I know of which is a cheap car to start with, that gets 70 mpg. AND it has less emissions then a hybrid. ALMOST NO EMISSIONS. So it is possible my friends.
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
you are correct about people buying gas guzzling vehicles that get poor gas mileage. but you also have to understand that not everyone can afford that brand new car that gets 40 miles per gallon. i am disabled and just got rid of a Lincoln town car that got 15 miles per gallon ( i bought it cause it was cheap and nobody else wanted it because of the gas mileage) the engine was going so i junked it and bought a 1990 chevy celebrity with a v6 that gets 25 miles per gallon around town which i think is really good especially when compared to what my Lincoln was getting. i say stop selling hummers and big suvs that get from 8 to 16 miles per gallon. i cannot be expected to buy a car that gets 40 miles per gallon on the measly !0,000 a year i get on disability. of course if someone wants to buy me one that would be great
- 1 decade ago
The technology already exists, problem is it is too expensive at this point to mass market. The average consumer is not ready to fork over the extra dough to buy the technology that will allow it. Simple economics. As time goes by, the technology will be much more affordable to the average joe and the car companies can then turn a profit! Until then, there are plenty of small and midsize cars that do achieve fuel economy in the high thirties and above in a manual transmission. Tell your friends to lose some weight so they can fit comfortably in those smaller cars.
Source(s): Trust me folks..... - 1 decade ago
What is exactly the same today as it was in 1964? Physics! For an internal combustion engine to operate it requires an air/fuel charge to enter the cylinder. This air/fuel ratio must be between 9:1 and 17:1 for the mixture to burn when ignited by the spark plug. There are many factors that affect fuel consumption. I do not have the time or the space to give you the whole picture. But, i work in this field and believe me we are trying to find the magic ingredient that will allow a gasoline engine to get 70 MPG.
- Chad DLv 61 decade ago
Well you have to consider that cars now are much heavier now than your moms 64 Impala because of safety regulations and increased luxury items. So the weight takes a lot of the MPG advantages out of these more advanced engines. It seems as though the future may be with hybrid diesels though.
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- 5 years ago
I don't know much about the technical side, but from the practical-consumer use side, the battery in my hybrid hasn't given me any trouble. I bought it new four years ago, and the battery has not yet needed to be replaced, and I haven't noticed any decreased performance. The battery regularly recharges itself and is almost always full - I've never seen it dip below 80%. Being able to replace the battery yourself might be a plus, but it would still need to be disposed of safely, and that's easier for a dealership with bulk quantity than for a lone individual.
