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Arragonis · 11-06-2011, 08:00 AM

The conspiracy to keep the "200 MPG carb" from being sold only exists in the minds of people who believe the "200 MPG carb" ever existed and wondered why they can't buy it at their local parts shop.

Equally the idea of a conspiracy between "big oil", car makers and government to keep fuel efficient vehicles out of the US marketplace is very dubious at best.

The efficiency gains we have had since the 1970s comes from the application of technology - removing carbs and using injection for one thing. A lot of those efficiency gains have (unfortunately IMHO) been lost to increasing performance and offsetting the effects of increased weight instead of saving fuel.

But they are real. A Range Rover of 1972 could just about crack 100 MPH and 0-60 in about 11 or 12 seconds. MPG was 13-18 (Imp).

The new one does about 20-40 MPH more and 0-60 in 8 seconds or less, is about 50-80% heavier and includes more gadgets than the average house (air con, TV, electric everything). MPG is now 15-20 (Imp).

Its market demand that has driven this. Not some blokes in suits in a darkened room somewhere pushing models of black helicopters around.

11-06-2011, 08:00 AM	#9 (permalink)
Arragonis The PRC. Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Elsewhere. Posts: 5,304 Thanks: 285 Thanked 536 Times in 384 Posts	The conspiracy to keep the "200 MPG carb" from being sold only exists in the minds of people who believe the "200 MPG carb" ever existed and wondered why they can't buy it at their local parts shop. Equally the idea of a conspiracy between "big oil", car makers and government to keep fuel efficient vehicles out of the US marketplace is very dubious at best. The efficiency gains we have had since the 1970s comes from the application of technology - removing carbs and using injection for one thing. A lot of those efficiency gains have (unfortunately IMHO) been lost to increasing performance and offsetting the effects of increased weight instead of saving fuel. But they are real. A Range Rover of 1972 could just about crack 100 MPH and 0-60 in about 11 or 12 seconds. MPG was 13-18 (Imp). The new one does about 20-40 MPH more and 0-60 in 8 seconds or less, is about 50-80% heavier and includes more gadgets than the average house (air con, TV, electric everything). MPG is now 15-20 (Imp). Its market demand that has driven this. Not some blokes in suits in a darkened room somewhere pushing models of black helicopters around. __________________ [I]So long and thanks for all the fish.[/I]