So Why Is It So Hard To Build A Fuel-Efficient Vehicle?
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Power economy was viewed as a significant factor in their selection of a new car by a minimum of 1/3 of buyers in America. Given the preoccupation today with air pollution, global warming and America's dependence on overseas sources of oil, it's actually shocking to learn that as long ago as 1992 a car that got 100 miles to the gallon was built by General Motors. An additional vehicle, the GM TPC, which looked a lot like the Geo Metro, weighed only 1000 pounds and would get 75 miles per gallon. Balanced growth of the vehicle, the engine of which had 3 cylinders, was dropped because, in order to meet American safety standards, it had to be reinforced which added 200 pounds to its weight.
It's fairly shocking that this wasn't the only GM prototype that was built, only to be thrown out later. A number of these were the 1982 GM Lean Machine which did 80 miles per gallon, and the GM Ultralite which managed to do 100 mpg. GM seemed to be offering cars to the buying public in 1992 that did 20 mpg, while Honda was getting 50 mpg with their Civic VX, but right then GM already covertly had cars doing 100 miles per gallon. If cars that were able to do 100 miles per gallon had already been developed way back then, why is it that such cars are not being sold today?
It is just a strange phenomenon that some companies market traditional vehicles in the US, but sell different, more efficient cars in other countries. For quite some time cars that get over 70 miles per gallon have been sold in Japan and Europe. The Lupo, a Volkswagen, is an ideal instance of a car that gets 78 MPG, but hasn't been sold in the US. Honda introduced to the US market in 2007, a car known as the Fit, but known as the Jazz in other parts of the world. The Jazz in Japan has methods to enhance fuel economy and a smaller engine, but for the US, the Fit doesn't even use a smaller engine as an option.
Auto manufacturers in America tell their public that they manufacture big autos because they, the public, love big autos. Of course they generate big money on SUVs, and practically nothing on a small two-person commuter. Commercials have convinced the citizens of the US that Tanks on Wheels are an absolute must to have. It's quite obvious where the big companies' interests lay when you consider that they have never offered options. Rather than being synonymous with SUVs, GM today could have been known as a leader in fuel-economic vehicles. A number of other manufacturers also have developed fuel-efficient cars, but they've all ended up the same as GM by not offering them to Americans.
American auto makers haven't ever given the US people an opportunity to acquire a fuel-efficient car, despite the world having beem embroiled in oil wars and being severely polluted. The question comes up: how many Americans would have welcomed the option of getting a car with good gas mileage but weren't ever offered it? Could it be time to recover those dumped designs and, again, start building those vehicles that were once built a long time ago?
It's fairly shocking that this wasn't the only GM prototype that was built, only to be thrown out later. A number of these were the 1982 GM Lean Machine which did 80 miles per gallon, and the GM Ultralite which managed to do 100 mpg. GM seemed to be offering cars to the buying public in 1992 that did 20 mpg, while Honda was getting 50 mpg with their Civic VX, but right then GM already covertly had cars doing 100 miles per gallon. If cars that were able to do 100 miles per gallon had already been developed way back then, why is it that such cars are not being sold today?
It is just a strange phenomenon that some companies market traditional vehicles in the US, but sell different, more efficient cars in other countries. For quite some time cars that get over 70 miles per gallon have been sold in Japan and Europe. The Lupo, a Volkswagen, is an ideal instance of a car that gets 78 MPG, but hasn't been sold in the US. Honda introduced to the US market in 2007, a car known as the Fit, but known as the Jazz in other parts of the world. The Jazz in Japan has methods to enhance fuel economy and a smaller engine, but for the US, the Fit doesn't even use a smaller engine as an option.
Auto manufacturers in America tell their public that they manufacture big autos because they, the public, love big autos. Of course they generate big money on SUVs, and practically nothing on a small two-person commuter. Commercials have convinced the citizens of the US that Tanks on Wheels are an absolute must to have. It's quite obvious where the big companies' interests lay when you consider that they have never offered options. Rather than being synonymous with SUVs, GM today could have been known as a leader in fuel-economic vehicles. A number of other manufacturers also have developed fuel-efficient cars, but they've all ended up the same as GM by not offering them to Americans.
American auto makers haven't ever given the US people an opportunity to acquire a fuel-efficient car, despite the world having beem embroiled in oil wars and being severely polluted. The question comes up: how many Americans would have welcomed the option of getting a car with good gas mileage but weren't ever offered it? Could it be time to recover those dumped designs and, again, start building those vehicles that were once built a long time ago?
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