So what can be done, if we can't immediately start drilling off our shores or despoiling our pristene wildernesses?
Well, (No Pun Intended) we could force the US motor industry to apply their European enforced standards on their US built products, for instance;
I went to the Top Gear site on the BBC and looked at the MPG specifications for a Ford Focus, this is published data and qualified by the AA (Britains Automobile Association), I then went to the Ford Motor Company's official US site and compared the Ford Focus in the UK with it's US counterpart. I used the 4 door sedan as my model.
British Ford Focus - City MPG - 33, Highway MPG - 51, Combined MPG - 42.
US Ford Focus - City MPG - 24, Highway MPG - 35, Combined MPG - 29.5
Compared to drilling in ANWR or off-shore in Florida, how long would it take to employ already existing technology in all our US auto plants?
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