Executive Director of the NRDC Peter Lehner offers up a thought-provoking article on the state of fuel efficiency versus the need for speed. This is a great read for anyone who is interested in fuel economy or the automotive industry in general.

Conventional gasoline engines do a creditable job of making cars go, but they don’t do it very efficiently. In most cars on the road today, only about 4 out of every 20 gallons of gas actually move your car. Most of that high-priced fuel you’re buying is simply wasted by the engine. This waste effectively triples the price of gasoline. Read More