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The Price of Gasoline/The Internal Combustion Engine

Background (from Moveon.org)

In the early months of the year 2000, the price of gasoline shot up to around $2.00/gallon. There has been a lot of talk of relief from that price but not much done. Today's word (4/7/00) is that by summer the price will have dropped to around $1.45/gallon. The issue is not OPEC or the oil companies (though they are part of it); the issue is that we are addicted to oil in increasing amounts (see all the SUVs) and the internal combustion engine and its limited efficiency.

A message from Wes Boyd:

Automakers in Detroit could be making cars that get 40-70 miles per gallon,
including family cars and SUVs. If we were driving these cars, we could cut
our gas costs in half, not to mention clean up our air. Automakers overseas
are now ready to mass-produce cars that get up to 60 mpg - why can't
Detroit?

American car companies say that consumers don't care about fuel efficiency.
We need to set them straight.

Action Resource

You can do something that will really help. MoveOn has joined a grassroots
alliance called GreenCar.org to lobby the auto industry. At GreenCar.org
you can instantly send a FREE postcard to automakers. Go to:

http://www.greencar.org/moveon

A three day Gas Out? How about a real gas out! Send that free postcard in
today. And send THIS message out to everyone who wants to a make a real
difference about this issue.

-Wes Boyd
MoveOn.org

Links

http://www.moveon.org
http://www.greencar.org/moveon

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The Price of Gasoline/The Internal Combustion Engine
Background (from Moveon.org)
In the early months of the year 2000, the price of gasoline shot up to around $2.00/gallon. There has been a lot of talk of relief from that price but not much done. Today's word (4/7/00) is that by summer the price will have dropped to around $1.45/gallon. The issue is not OPEC or the oil companies (though they are part of it); the issue is that we are addicted to oil in increasing amounts (see all the SUVs) and the internal combustion engine and its limited efficiency. A message from Wes Boyd: Automakers in Detroit could be making cars that get 40-70 miles per gallon, including family cars and SUVs. If we were driving these cars, we could cut our gas costs in half, not to mention clean up our air. Automakers overseas are now ready to mass-produce cars that get up to 60 mpg - why can't Detroit? American car companies say that consumers don't care about fuel efficiency. We need to set them straight.
Action Resource
You can do something that will really help. MoveOn has joined a grassroots alliance called GreenCar.org to lobby the auto industry. At GreenCar.org you can instantly send a FREE postcard to automakers. Go to: http://www.greencar.org/moveon A three day Gas Out? How about a real gas out! Send that free postcard in today. And send THIS message out to everyone who wants to a make a real difference about this issue. -Wes Boyd MoveOn.org
Links
http://www.moveon.org http://www.greencar.org/moveon