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Originally Posted by Fletch XXX
yeah im weary of electric, just noting that mpg hasnt really increased at all really. Old Hondas in 90s did 30+ and now decades later with all technology all they can give is 38-45 mpg?
how come everything else in this world has quadrupled in productivity and technology, except gas engines...? it doesnt even make sense to have such lack of forward progression in such a powerful industry.
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it makes perfect sense, cars get better, you can charge more, cars get cooler features, you can charge more, care get better gas mileage, fuel companies make less money. Gas mileage will go up for the most part, only based on government regulations.
from what I have read, and I know there is a lot of bunk info out there, I am pretty sure that most cars with under 200 hp, that weigh less than 3,000 lbs can be made to get close to 70 mpg.
you can buy engine computer programmers that will give you 20% more fuel economy, spark plugs that will give you 5 to 6% more fuel economy, a K&N filter system will give you several more horsepower, and still give you a couple % better fuel economy.
when you buy a car, it is specifically engineered to give you shitty fuel economy.
the issue isn't just caused by the car companies themselves, most people don't realize this, but you get 6-7% better gas mileage on a asphalt road then you do on a concrete road. Here in Windsor, they are making more and more roads concrete, because they don't get as many potholes, and the need to be resurfaced less. But they are a lot shittier to drive on, and they cost drivers money.
so, the government spends 3 times as much to make a road concrete, effectively making it more expensive to drive on.
then they do the opposite with the same effect, to save money, we use traffic lights instead of overpasses and underpasses. It costs a couple million to make an underpass, so we just throw in a traffic light, which is the biggest reason cars get shitty mileage in the city