{"id":883,"date":"2007-04-18T15:28:20","date_gmt":"2007-04-18T20:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vallentyne.com\/blog\/2007\/04\/18\/gas-guzzlers\/"},"modified":"2007-04-18T15:28:20","modified_gmt":"2007-04-18T20:28:20","slug":"gas-guzzlers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vallentyne.com\/blog\/2007\/04\/18\/gas-guzzlers\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas guzzlers"},"content":{"rendered":"

I try to do my part for the environment, certainly not as much as some, but I would say I’m conscious of my presence here on earth and it’s impact.<\/p>\n

Anyway,\u00c2\u00a0 I was just scanning this article<\/a> on green transportation ideas when I saw the following:<\/p>\n

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According to the Natural Resources Defense Council<\/a>, today’s passenger cars average just 24 miles per gallon, the lowest level since 1980. In the early 20th<\/sup> century, by comparison, Ford’s Model T got 28.5 miles per gallon.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Holy Crap Batman!\u00c2\u00a0 What the hell is going on here?\u00c2\u00a0 One hundred years of automotive research, and that’s what the average consumption is at?\u00c2\u00a0 Forget environmental conspiracy theories, that’s just terrible science.\u00c2\u00a0 It’s embarassing even.\u00c2\u00a0 What the hell is going on here?\u00c2\u00a0 It’s inconceivable that this hasn’t improved across the board since then, let alone get worse.<\/p>\n

Well that’s your depressing thought for the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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