with our new fuel/oil crisis rising daily, a not so costly intervention would be to require car manufactureres to install an instantaneous FCG with an average trip guage. then people would be forced to see what their actual mileage is. most of the people I talk to with suv, literally wince, when you mention it and say they don't want to know. even the enviromentally sensitive people I know. how many suvs/ and large sedans are you still going to sell when drivers see reality on their guages? the manufacturers will NEVER put FCGs in the big cars. the trouble is- as has been mentioned inumerable times- we here all buy the car for fuel economy, so we care- and there that guage is, right in your face, telling you what's real.

actually- the thing that bugs me most about the epa test- is it's done in a building on a treadmill/roller. wind resistance is SO KEY to energy consumption at speed. this takes no account of aerodynamics & physics in account! how can they do highway tests without wind resistance????

KLC
2005 HCH CVT 'Verdigeek'