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Good example of how price of commodity (gas) drives the market. US has (had?) half the price of gas compared to our overtaxed europe, so for US consumer consump

Good example of how price of commodity (gas) drives the market. US has (had?) half the price of gas compared to our overtaxed europe, so for US consumer consumption is/was not that high priority. When I was for a couple of months in US in 2004, there was no advertisement on cars that showed consumption in brief specs that should catch your eye. Not a signle one, neither in newspapers, billboards, etc. US cars were dirt cheap too, comapred to similarly-shaped european counterpart (well here it depends on which brand to compare). US cars are generally percieved, even nowadays, as cheaper alternatives to some european equivalents. Sure, power is there at low price point, but not used very efficiently. Driving experience/handling is a bit worse (before stoning me, yes there are of course exceptions, but no there is no mass-produced equivalent BMW experience, nor porsche/italians). Heard new Corvette is actually a big step up, but never had the chance to try, it's a rare beast here over the pond. And consumption is defined mostly by engine (+ weight savings), and same as stated above could be said about engines. Since my experience is outdated, please let me know if things had moved, ie due to crysis/some manufacturers going almost bankrupt.

slapshot 11y ago
> When I was for a couple of months in US in 2004, there was no advertisement on cars that showed consumption in brief specs that should catch your eye Every single new car sold in the US comes with a huge window sticker with the miles-per-gallon and dollars-per-year cost. E.g., https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=bt1 https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=bt1 This is not new. The window stickers were first introduced 35 years ago. http://www3.epa.gov/carlabel/ http://www3.epa.gov/carlabel/ There are tons of cars that advertise their consumption creds. Of course, the Prius and Volt are battling it out in TV ads right now (literally, today I saw a :30 spot for the Volt that said "1000 miles between fill ups, unlike Prius"), and fuel economy appears in tons of small and midsize car ads. (E.g., check out the Chevy Cruze's site -- terrible car, but 46 MPG is right there below the hero shot of the car -- http://www.chevrolet.com/cruze-compact-car.html http://www.chevrolet.com/cruze-compact-car.html) The REAL problem with US fuel economy statistics is that it's given as miles-per-gallon instead of gallons-per-mile. People get the (totally wrong) impression that going from 35 to 36 MPG has the same impact as going from 10 to 11 MPG. A standard displayed as fuel/distance would make the difference much more clear.

slapshot 11y ago

> When I was for a couple of months in US in 2004, there was no advertisement on cars that showed consumption in brief specs that should catch your eye Every single new car sold in the US comes with a huge window sticker with the miles-per-gallon and dollars-per-year cost. E.g., https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=bt1 https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=bt1 This is not new. The window stickers were first introduced 35 years ago. http://www3.epa.gov/carlabel/ http://www3.epa.gov/carlabel/ There are tons of cars that advertise their consumption creds. Of course, the Prius and Volt are battling it out in TV ads right now (literally, today I saw a :30 spot for the Volt that said "1000 miles between fill ups, unlike Prius"), and fuel economy appears in tons of small and midsize car ads. (E.g., check out the Chevy Cruze's site -- terrible car, but 46 MPG is right there below the hero shot of the car -- http://www.chevrolet.com/cruze-compact-car.html http://www.chevrolet.com/cruze-compact-car.html) The REAL problem with US fuel economy statistics is that it's given as miles-per-gallon instead of gallons-per-mile. People get the (totally wrong) impression that going from 35 to 36 MPG has the same impact as going from 10 to 11 MPG. A standard displayed as fuel/distance would make the difference much more clear.