HYTENSION: A PLAN FOR A TRUCE BETWEEN HYBRID DRIVERS AND EVERYONE ELSE

摘要

I HAVE COME TO the conclusion that EPA fuel-economy ratings are self-fulfilling prophecies. If you think your car gets great mileage, you'll drive it in such a way as to make that supposition a reality, and if you think your car is a giant fuel hog, then you'll adopt a fatalistic attitude as you drive everywhere with your right foot welded to the floor. I've averaged 45 mpg in a diesel Saab 9-3 (in Europe), and I've averaged 10 mpg in a Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8. In both cases, I was exploiting the vehicle's primary ability - in the Saab, economy at the expense of speed, and in the Jeep, speed at the expense of my relationship with my in-laws.