When purchasing a new car, fuel economy was an important factor for at least one-third of American car buyers. Because of so many people now very worried about global warming, pollution and reliance on foreign oil, you might be surprised to know that in 1992 General Motors built a car that actually got 100 miles per gallon. The GM TPC was a car that was able to get 75 miles per gallon, weighed about 1000 pounds, plus looked like the Geo Metro. The car had a 3-cylinder engine, yet was discontinued when it needed 200 pounds of reinforcement to be added to comply with America’s safety laws.
It really is stunning that GM had this car built and discontinued, but they had other prototypes that ended the same way. These types of automobiles include the GM Lean-Machine in 1982 at 80 MPG, as well as the GM Ultralite which got 100 MPG. In 1992 Honda was achieving 50 miles per gallon with the Civic VX, and at the same time General Motors had vehicles behind the scenes getting 100 MPG, while selling the public cars that were getting 20 MPG. Given that cars have already been designed that get 100 miles per gallon, then why are they not being marketed to the general public?
Why are traditional vehicles sold in the US, while at the same time, the same companies are selling different vehicles far away in other countries? For many years cars that get over 70 miles per gallon have been sold in Japan and Europe. The Lupo, a Volkswagen, is an ideal instance of a car that gets 78 MPG, but hasn’t been sold in the US. Honda introduced to the US market in 2007, a car called the Fit, but known as the Jazz in other parts of the world. The Jazz in Japan has ways to boost fuel economy and a smaller engine, but for the US, the Fit doesn’t even have a smaller engine as an option.
The auto manufacturers tell Americans that they love big cars, and that is what they want to make big cars. Needless to say they generate big money on SUVs, and practically nothing on a small two-person commuter. Commercials have convinced the citizens of the US that Tanks on Wheels are an absolute must to have. Because options have never been presented reveals where the big companies have their interests. The top in fuel economy may have been General Motors, but they prefer to remain the leader in SUVs instead. Americans weren’t denied merely by GM, but also by all of those other manufacturers who have developed fuel-efficient cars.
American auto manufacturers have never given the US people the option to acquire a fuel-efficient car, despite the world having beem embroiled in oil wars and being severely polluted. Ask this question: how many people who were never given the opportunity would have been excited to have a car that was fuel-efficient? Might it be time to recover those dumped designs and, again, start building those vehicles that were once built a long time ago?
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