From:	Robert Watkins <bob@**.NTU.EDU.AU>
Subject:	Re: Problem with Drone Statistics
Date:	Thu, 28 Sep 1995 08:33:25 +0930

Gurth wrote:
> Vehicle stats in SR on the whole make little sense, if you ask me. One of
> the best examples is fuel consumption: 75 km per liter?! I used to have a
> 50cc bike that did about 25 km/l, and that is a _lot_ less than most
> modern cars and motorcycles; you're not telling me that in 2055 cars have
> about one-fifth the fuel consumption they have now...

Hmm... now, I get on average about 12 km/L in my car. Now, what was the
fuel consumption like in a car 40 years ago?

Given another 60 years worth of engine design, and more efficient fuels,
that would be feasible.

And who says it's petroluem? A hydrogen-fueled car today can get something
like 30 km/L, I think (I saw a review in a "Popular Mechanics" mag my
brother had). Of course, a litre of hydrogen is a bit more voluminous than
a liter of petrol.

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