12 Worst Gas Guzzlers of 1973
1973 would be a very bad year to buy a car, especially these models, although you would be comfortable waiting in the gas line.
Transportation
Here’s What Those Little Dots Are On The Edges Of Your Car Windows
GM Once Built These Fascinating Coal-Powered Turbine Cars
They are as strange as you might imagine.
Before Tobacco, There Was Leaded Gas
"While you may be looking for reasons to be cheerful today, here instead is something else to depress you. Ninety-four years ago exactly, on Feb.1, 1923, a car pulled into the Refiners Oil Co., at the corner of Sixth and Main Streets, in Dayton, Ohio, and filled up with a new product known as Ethyl gasoline. Meaning today marks yet another anniversary of the monumentally unfortunate first time gasoline with lead in it was offered for sale to consumers."
State’s mistakes on tourism signs keep coming
"Wow. Seriously, if it were trying, could the state have made a bigger mess of its decision to plaster “I Love NY” road signs on highways across New York?"
"First, it was revealed the signs were made in Arkansas."
"Next, the state and the Federal Highway Administration escalated its war over the signs, with the federal government contending they violate federal law and may lead to the withholding of highway funding."
"And, now the USA Today Network’s Albany Bureau has revealed the state Department of Transportation used emergency highway contracts and shelled out thousands of dollars in overtime costs to get the signs installed before the July 4 weekend last year."
"Incredible. These state officials may love New York, but that affection obviously doesn’t extend to the taxpayers."
Three big myths worth busting for consumers when it comes to fuel economy standards
The standards require automakers to produce cars and light-duty trucks that get more miles per gallon over time, but what a lot of people don’t know is that the actual requirement for each automaker varies by the type and size of vehicles they sell.
For instance, cars have an average requirement of 45 mpg by 2025 while larger vehicles like trucks and SUVS have an average requirement of 32 mpg by the same year.
MPG targets vary within each category as well – large cars have lower targets than small cars and the same goes for trucks and SUVs.
Protectionism Is Only Good If You Love Really Terrible Cars
"Protectionist policies don’t just discourage innovation, they also prevent consumers from being able to buy the exact cars they want. It’s hard enough to convince automakers to bring over enthusiast-beloved hot hatches as it is, given the weaker demand for small cars here. Further restrictions on imports would make our chances of getting cars like Toyota’s rally-inspired 210-horsepower Yaris very grim. "