Hey Mr. Green: Podcast: Fuel Economy

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September 15, 2008

Podcast: Fuel Economy

"Hey Mr. Green:Why do today's subcompact cars have such poor fuel economy compared with those made 20 years ago? Some people claim that safety requirements have added weight and lowered gas mileage."

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This very topic was discussed in the LA Times last week. A case in point was a 92 Honda Civic routinely getting 50 mpg and over 60 by employing hypermiling tricks.

Back in the mid 80s I remember a friend with a Sentra wagon who routinely got 45 mpg with four adults and the AC going on a hot summer day.

Posted by: Eric Beck | September 16, 2008 at 10:13 AM

What happened to the other four comments to this conversation? Were they deleted or are they available elsewhere?

Posted by: Gifford Pinchot | October 16, 2008 at 07:44 AM

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