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http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jul2005/tc2005077_1015_tc024.htm 短址:http://tinyurl.com/aeows 一樣來自BusinessWeek。 該文主要在探討混合動力車在美國市場大賣的現象。不過整篇文章最「精彩」的地方在 於倒數第二段: Q: Why don't people just go out and buy small gas-powered cars like Toyota's Echo, which gets more than 35 mpg and only costs around $11,000? A: Most Americans still prefer larger vehicles, partly because they tend to be safer. They also want their cars to jump when they punch the gas. Mike Gauthier, director of corporate technology in North America for Siemens VDO automotive, an arm of the German company, calculates that since 1986, the average oomph of U.S. passenger-car engines has jumped 67%, to 184 horsepower. 讀後心得:美國人呀……………… -- TPE AMS ATL BKK BWI CDG CMH CVG DCA DTW EWR FRA HAM HKG HND HNL IND ITO JFK LIS KOA LAX LGA MUC NGO NRT OGG OKA ORD RDU ROA SDF SFO SIN TNN TSA ZRH Lost In Sky -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 204.111.164.25 ※ 編輯: lis 來自: 204.111.164.25 (07/08 14:54) ※ 編輯: lis 來自: 204.111.164.25 (07/08 14:55)