Hybrid cars now produced by Toyota, Honda and other mainstream automakers are veritable gas hogs, says Felix Kramer, founder of California Cars Initiative. Not that he doesn’t appreciate the technology that has led to mileage ratings in the range of 40 to 50 miles per gallon of gasoline. Still, that amounts to child’s play, compared to Kramer’s dream of plug-in hybrids that squeeze out 100 mpg or better. While gasoline has powered the automotive age since the turn of the 20th century, its days as a car’s chief fuel are numbered.
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What's Driving Future American Auto Development?
Posted by: Jim Offner January 22, 2009 04:00 AMHybrid cars now produced by Toyota, Honda and other mainstream automakers are veritable gas hogs, says Felix Kramer, founder of California Cars Initiative. Not that he doesn’t appreciate the technology that has led to mileage ratings in the range of 40 to 50 miles per gallon of gasoline. Still, that amounts to child’s play, compared to Kramer’s dream of plug-in hybrids that squeeze out 100 mpg or better. While gasoline has powered the automotive age since the turn of the 20th century, its days as a car’s chief fuel are numbered.