Sunday, February 05, 2006

Kristof: 100-M.P.G. Cars: It's a Start

By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF


Imagine if we could develop a passenger car that averaged more than 100 miles per gallon — or, if used only for short trips, 1,000 miles per gallon. What if it could cost the equivalent of only 75 cents a gallon to operate and needed to go to a filling station only every other month?

Surprise — we have all that technology today! We even have a handful of demonstration vehicles to prove it. All we lack is bold political and corporate leadership to put this technology in play immediately.

What we really lack is President Al Gore.

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