22 mpg on the highway = 9.4 km/liter

That is pretty unimpressive in absolute sense.

All larger EU and Jananese family cars get at least that mileage without being hybrid or anything. But of course it is much easier to get the town market on sunday in a vehical that is the size and weight of a Patton Tank. Honestly I have no idea how we in Europe and Japan can survive like this.

Basically all technological breakthroughs that many hope for are and will be used by US drivers to drive even bigger and heavier cars, leaving the net gains at zero ! Like that we will be getting nowhere.

Wouter