The squeeze is on. Toyota has set a goal to break the 100 mpg barrier and make the Prius cheaper to produce. These numbers are based on the Japanese equivalent of our EPA numbers, so until it is tested to U.S. standards, we won’t know what the actual mileage is.
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=109981?imw=Y
According to independent testing, actual fuel mileage can vary as much as 50% from U.S. EPA standards. The current EPA testing methods date back to the Plymouth Valiant in 1973.
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/cu_gas_mileage.html
At the very least, the high mileage projections might scare OPEC or a few commodity traders.
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