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Originally Posted by RichC
when was the last time you've seen great automotive ideas coming out of Europe?
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We have the VW Lupo 3l, which is a 4 seater everyday car managing 78 mpg (US) on the combined cycle (their 1L concept also manages >230 mpg). We had the first plug-in hybrid (the Audi Duo) many years ago (nobody wanted it!). The French lead the world in pure electric vehicles (Peugeot, Citroen and Renault all offering such vehicles). Millions of miles are traveled every year in Germany on straight vegetable oil, and 5% of all French diesel is home grown biodiesel. Stuff is certainly happening in Europe!
