Where there's a Will, there's a way

In case you missed it, tree-hugger has a post about the EPA releasing this year's fuel economy guide. Its odd to see that the most fuel efficient car only gets 48/45mpg. I had a friend with a Geo Metro in the 90's that got 50 mpg on the highway with a conventional engine. Sure, not everyone wants a smaller car like that, but why haven't we made more progress in the last decade?

Of course, this post is an excuse to encourage people one more time to come to my "Cleaner Cars and Alternatives" talk and powerpoint presentation for Sustainable Springfield Inc tonight at 7:00pm, Dove Center, Prairie Heart Institute 6th & Mason St, Springfield. People in other cities have had excellent things to say about it and this is the only time I'm presenting it in Springfield.