Michael Jay Lissnerhttps://michaeljaylissner.com/2008-10-31T00:07:18-07:00Misdirected Energies2008-10-31T00:07:18-07:00Mike Lissnertag:michaeljaylissner.com,2008-10-31:posts/2008/10/31/misguided-energies/<p>From <em><a href="http://www.rmi.org/images/PDFs/WTOE/WTOE.pdf">Winning the Oil Endgame</a></em> (free login required):</p>
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<p>The average new <span class="caps">U.S.</span> light vehicle in 2003 had 24% more weight,
93% more horsepower, and 29% faster 0-60-mph time than in 1981,
but only 1% more miles per gallon. If 1981 performance had instead stayed
constant, light vehicles would have become 33% more efficient</blockquote></p>
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<p>It’s not a bad read, but it is 300+ pages of dense work.</p>