Talk:Automotive X Prize

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Currently, the average mileage of American cars is around 20MPG, this is less than the average mileage of the Ford Model T, 25MPG.

According to the CAFE article, the CAFE calculation produces a figure of 24.6 mpg for 2004. However, this does not accurately capture alternative fuel vehicles and larger exempt vehicles, though it is unclear that larger vehicles are included in what is meant by "car". The Ford Model T article says the model T had a fuel efficiency of 13 to 21 mpg. So the claim above appears to be false. It also seems to be advocating higher fuel efficiency through selective statistics, ignoring the larger cargo and passenger capacity of modern cars. It's fine for the X Prize folks to be quoted giving statistics (though they should be fact-checked) but not for Wikipedia to be advocating for them. -- Beland 15:47, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

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