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March 11, 2008

Model T got 25 miles a gallon, Average car today: 20 miles a gallon

Henry Ford's first mass produced American car in 1912 got 25 miles per gallon. A century later, the average American car gets 20 miles per gallon.

[ listen to streamcast WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show: The History of Cars in America ]

March 11, 2008 in design, environment, social commentary, technology |

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