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minus-squareadarza@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agowe’ve been going backwards on fuel efficiency. the little compact i had back in the early 90s got over 40mpg.
minus-squarePommes_für_dein_Balg@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoGreenpeace modified a compact car with off-the-shelf parts in 1996 so it could get 68mpg. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SmILE
minus-squareSpur4383@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·2 months agoBecause we discovered that running the engine lean and hot for maximum efficiency creates NOx and we don’t like acid rain.
we’ve been going backwards on fuel efficiency. the little compact i had back in the early 90s got over 40mpg.
Greenpeace modified a compact car with off-the-shelf parts in 1996 so it could get 68mpg.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SmILE
Because we discovered that running the engine lean and hot for maximum efficiency creates NOx and we don’t like acid rain.