> Going from 25 to 50+ mpg is a huge reduction in emissions Something that depresses me is that a 1988 Honda CRX HF did 50MPG. Yes, 1988. Thirty-five years ago

> Going from 25 to 50+ mpg is a huge reduction in emissions Something that depresses me is that a 1988 Honda CRX HF did 50MPG. Yes, 1988. Thirty-five years ago. That's with extremely primitive engine management. If society had continued improving that line of development, I bet we'd have 100MPG cars today. Instead, things went in a direction of extremely heavy cars which means much worse mileage.