Might as well close up now. Nobody will buy lameass enviro cars for ridiculous prices.
A columnist and professor have determined, along with Democrat politicians, that ethanol is the future.
Just like synfuels, I guess.
I recall years ago when the Renault Dolphine was available for a brief time in the US. As a car, one thing that it demonstrated was that a vehicle suitable for Europe was not suitable for the US. In the United States we get in a car and will drive 600 to 1000 miles in a day (and arrive at our destination slightly tired). That same trip would take you across Europe. The Europeans must drive much less that we do. The United States need large cars, which will run 100,000 miles with out blinking an eye, and deliver the driver, passenger, and cargo to their destination in relative comfort and safety.
A smaller car, unless exceptionally well designed, will not do this.
There is the other question concerning safety. Although, I have always liked the Honda Civic, I lived in terror of having an accident with an 18 wheeler traveling 70 + mph on an interstate highway. The little car always looses. Take a trip down Route 95 from PA to FL sometime. You want to be in a large, safe car in case something happens.
The environmental anarchists appear to have the wheel at the present time, so only the Lord knows what will be jammed down our throat in the coming years as the Earth cools.