If Congress wants GM to make more fuel-efficient cars it has a far better remedy at hand: raising taxes on petrol, which is once again absurdly cheap.

如果国会希望通用制造更多节能汽车，还有一种更好的刺激措施：提高燃油税率，目前的油价又跌回了过分廉价的水平。

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Without Opel, GM's promises to build a fleet of smaller and more fuel-efficient cars in North America would lack conviction.

没有了欧宝，通用汽车要在北美开发一批小型清洁汽车的承诺就变得没有说服力了。

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Rogers also takes to task the U.S. automakers and their inherent aversion to creating more fuel-efficient cars.

罗杰斯还指责了美国汽车厂商，以及它们对节能车与生俱来的敌对态度。

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It is not just domestic sales that jumped. Exports also increased by more than 18 per cent as demand increased for compact, fuel efficient cars in several countries.

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Ford, in particular, is moving toward smaller and more fuel efficient cars from larger SUVs and trucks.

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And we can get neutral on our energy by drilling more and by getting more fuel efficient cars.

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Taking a few tonnes of the weight of an aircraft is one: encouraging people to drive more fuel efficient cars is another.

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