hypermiling? (OT?)

[Farrell]

And I guarantee you that if gasoline went back down to less than $3 a 
gallon, consumption would skyrocket to new levels and SUVs, etc. sales would 
soar.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 12:01 AM
Subject: Re: hypermiling? (OT?)


>
>
>> It seems like a great concept Holly, and I find it fascinating that $4 a
>> gallon seems to have been some kind of line in the sand or psychological
>> flashpoint. At $3.50 people were still buying gas hogs, and now you can't
>> give a big SUV away.
>>
>> Kerry Kean
>
> Interesting, isn't it? A 15% increase in gas price triggers a 300% panic 
> reaction, and a billion dollar shopping spree for a more fuel efficient 
> vehicle. It's sort of a forced upgrade by no longer supporting previous 
> versions.
>
> So who's the architect of the fuel price increase, the oil producers' 
> stockholders, or the auto industry?
>
> Rhetorical question.
> Ron N
>