Still think electric cars is the way to go?

adriver said
In 1979 I drove a car that got an honest 43 MPG.
It ran on leaded fuel, no cat, had a carburetor and points.
It got my *** from point A to point B reliably for over 10 years with one engine rebuild.

Yeah, but it made all of 98 horsepower (maybe) and probably didn't even have (gasp!) AC or power windows. :poke:

adriver said
No one can tell me that with today's technology an internal combustion engine and car can't be made to beat that by 100 percent.

The technology isn't the issue, it's the buyers. Sure, the auto manufacturers could probably build a 100 mpg vehicle, but then they have to sell it to someone and we are in the middle (or maybe end?) of another horsepower war. I bet even the guy shopping for the cheapest 4 cylinder hooptie is looking at the HP specs and influenced by the 0-60 time compared to the other cars in the same class. I know I would be.