The Truth About Cars » Electric vehiclesThe Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news.A Modest Proposal for the Ultimate Alt. Fuel Automobile- October 26, 2007 I learned to drive in a 1985 Volvo 240. The Nordic boxcar&39;s 2.3-liter four-cylinder engine deployed one hundred and fourteen horsepower against three thousand pounds of Swedish steel. For reasons best left to Roswell conspiracy theorists, the feds recently re-calculated the 240&8217;s mpg: 1926 (coincidentally the age of the average 240 driver).&160; That&8217;s not bad for rust, but let&8217;s face it: a used 240 is hardly a Prius driver&8217;s second choice. Even so, the humble Volvo...http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/a-modest-proposal-for-the-ultimate-alt-fuel-automobile/ |