Again, though, there's a whole line of wonderfully efficient turbodiesels waiting to come in, from all the major makers. Honda's been selling a quiet, powerful Accord Diesel in Europe for years, but they can't sell it here. It gets 52mpg. No urea tank, either. Their Euro version has nicer lines than the slabsided US version, at that.
Yes, those are nice and I'm well aware of them. I'm thinking a bit further ahead though, for times when fuel of any kind isn't quite so common or cheap. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to have a turbodiesel Honda TODAY, but I'm looking to the point in time where all fuel is expensive and you may not have the type selection. I *think* the military Humvee is almost that agnostic, which gives us a model to go by.
It's been said many a time, but still bears repeating...
If more government is the answer, it must have been a really stupid question.
Way to "add" to the conversation without really adding anything.
Chris