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  • From: tom <tom@honeychrome.com>
  • To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] A 69.9 MPG Diesel Hybrid -Coming Soon from VW
  • Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 08:40:26 -0500



I find it hard to be very impressed with this announcement. I have a 1966 Volvo that I manage to get 30-32 mpg (and have yet to put an overdrive transmission that I have in it, which hopefully will give me another 2-3 mpg). It is a very simple vehicle, practically no plastic, but easily keeps up with the pace on the road these days. Of course the emissions from the tail-pipe are significantly worse than a 2008 vehicle, but a new(er) vehicle is well beyond my economic means, and alas I suspect one will remain so. Still- 42 years and vehicle economy has only just doubled?! That is a pathetic amount of advancement compared to the gains in so many other areas. No doubt the laws of thermodynamics dictate limits to what can be achieved, but c'mon!



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