[Cialug] O.T. Who Killed The Electric Car ?

[Jeff Davis]

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I think the point was that they have in the past made large (and heavier)
cars that get similar or better mileage than many new cars now.

More fuel efficient doesn't necessarily mean smaller cars.

- -Jeff


Matthew Nuzum wrote:
> On 5/25/07, David Champion <dchampion at visionary.com> wrote:
>> You do get the impression that they're really not trying too hard. If
>> Chrysler can make their big boat 4000 pound cars that get 30mpg, why
>> can't they make a little 2500 pound car that gets 45mpg? It's like
>> they're trying to just make the minimum mileage requirement.
> 
> I don't agree with this statement.
> 
> Of course they can make more fuel efficient vehicles than they have
> been, but it requires a compromise that consumers don't like. Case in
> point, the Geo Metro. If the Metro had sold in record numbers, we'd
> have tons of cars like that. People, until recently, didn't want
> smaller, they wanted bigger, and thats what we got.
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