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A Fuel-Efficient Vehicle – Can It Be Actually So Difficult To Build? Ver. 76.56


Around one third of new car purchasers in America considered fuel economy an important factor.. Way back in 1992 already General Motors built a vehicle that got 100 miles to the gallon – and all these years later one of people’s major concerns on top of global warming and pollution is dependence on foreign oil. The GM TPC became a car that was able to get 75 miles per gallon, weighed about 1000 pounds, and looked like the Geo Metro. However, as a way to meet American safety regulations, the 3-cylinder vehicle required reinforcement weighing 200 pounds, which resulted in further development being discarded.