It is practically impossible to achieve a 10-fold efficiency improvement on a Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion or a Prius, at least not without paying a high penalty in price, complexity, comfort, useability and safety.
Volkswagen has nearly done it. No doubt there is room for improvement even on that model.
why isn't that car available in America
The XL1 is going to go into production, but in a limited number. The sad thing is, if it went into mass production, I believe the production costs could come down. As for America, well:
- I always see posts (typically from Americans) stating the car is ugly. Idiots. People believe a car is ugly if it does not conform to what people expect a car to look like, which is defined by current trends.
- There's a big machine out there collectively called "automobile fashion and sexiness and the marketing of" which goes a long way to influence the way people think. Sad.
that type of high MPG would sell the car over it's ugliness
toyota echo is popular, pruis...
