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If the west would reduce her top speed limit to 35 or 40 mph, as was done in the U.S. during the second world war, all vehicles could have much smaller engines. It only takes about a dozen horsepower to move a car at 40 mph, which can be obtained easily with a 200 cc engine.
In many situations this would not have a significant impact on trip time.
I find myself really annoyed to see ads today for Lexus' huge hybrids, with 3.5 liter or bigger engines. They're not saving any fuel. Just packing more power or more kilos onto existing cars, thus working agaisnt solving the problem. In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
I can feel disgustingly smug about this because my daily commute takes me from the bedroom to the spare bedroom via the kitchen and landing.
I've lost jobs through refusing to commute. Aside from the CO2, wasting two to four hours a day isn't an acceptable way to spend my time.
