I found the following interesting vehicle called the Edison2 which gets 102.5 miles per gallon. It shows what can be built if oil and gas and diesel gets expensive enough so the average family can still survive in North America and Europe and around the world.
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2029497_2030622_2029707,00.html
Edison2
Perhaps the easiest way to make a car more fuel-efficient is to make it lighter. The designers of the Edison2 concept vehicle have taken auto dieting to the extreme. The car — as aerodynamic as it is anorexic — weighs less than 800 lb., which helps it get 102.5 m.p.g. That was good enough to share the Progressive Insurance Automotive X-Prize, an award set up to encourage development of production-ready cars that are super-fuel-efficient. Sadly, Edison2 team owner Oliver Kuttner says you won't see the car at your dealer anytime soon. But it's a hopeful sign for an oil-pinched future.
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2029497_2030622_2029707,00.html #ixzz1EzWGfNd6
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