Funny how things move around on the net. Early last year I was talking about the model T fuel efficiency compared with today’s cars. Now I see the same comparison showing up in the mainstream news:

The average price of a gallon of gas is higher than at any time since the early 1980s. The Middle East seems more volatile than ever. And even climate skeptics are starting to admit that the carbon we’re pumping into the atmosphere might have disastrous consequences. To these circumstances, automakers have responded with a fleet of cars that averages 21 miles per gallon, about four miles per gallon worse than the Model T.

Actually that is four to nine mpg worse than the Model T, or let’s just round it to ten, shall we? 107 years have passed and what exactly has improved? Let me guess, someone will say security of the passengers. Well, that turns out to be bogus logic.

Now I’m starting to think I should just dig up a model T, or take the core principles, and modify it for electric engines for getting around town.