The "Water Fueled Car"

[Occhidiangela]

And I thought the overall bad mpg of the US was just a myth. I am reminded of the hostage scene in Robocop with the mayor.
Most new cars around here (Denmark) get 15-20 km/l (or ~38-50 mpg) with mixed highway/city use and a competent driver. One VW model got as much as 30 km/l (or ~70-75 mpg) but it's not in production anymore, apparently due to bad worldwide sales. Bigger cars do get a worse fuel economy, but those are also a lot more expensive to both buy and own (taxation of cars is partially based on fuel economy). I'd toss a link, but the only site I know of with impartial tests requires paid membership and is in danish.

I had a small Alpha Romeo sedan when I lived in Italy. It got great gas mileage, high 20's in the city, and mid to high 30's on the hidghway.

There was a catch.

It was illegal to drive in the US, since It Did Not Meet US Emissions standards. Also it had no catalytic converter. It was a 1986. 1.6 liter engine, and I could run it all day at 120 km/Hr.

There is a price, a cost, for clean air. The Italians were not willing to pay it. They had already taxed gasoline to where it was 4 dollars per gallon, when gas was $1.30 per gallon in the US.

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