Ford Fusion Hybrid Is Rated at 41 M.P.G

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Its about time that the American auto industry started catching up to what the foreign companies have been doing. I still don't plan on buying an American car, but it is a step in the right direction.

41 miles per gallon is still terrible - even allowing for the small size of the US gallon. Ford do rather better with the cars they sell in Europe - as do the European manufacturers.

41 miles per gallon is still terrible ... Ford do rather better with the cars they sell in Europe

We don't have to wonder why.

European countries tend to have lax safety and smog-emission standards. If America had those same lax standards, ceteris peribus, fuel economy would be higher there.

European countries also tend to have higher fuel prices. If America had those same high fuel prices, ceteris peribus, consumers there would select vehicles with higher fuel economy.

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