One way to reduce our environmental impact (or carbon footprint as some say) is to change our approach to transportation. While some of us have switched to compact cars or hybrids for better fuel mileage, others have gone a slightly different route. Case in point; one man has taken his 1992 Honda Civic, which got pretty impressive mile per gallon numbers to begin with, and modified it at home for super aerodynamics.

The project is called Aerocivic, and the car has easily cruised into the 90 mpg range on the highway. That’s right – 90 miles per gallon. With a modest budget and some adept fabrication skills, the car easily surpasses anything the big companies are producing, hybrids and turbo diesel compacts included. The design is based on aerodynamic German cars of the 1930′s and it’s appearance is a bit radical, but what it lacks in style it more than makes up for in eco-friendliness.

Maybe it’s not something you will run out and do yourself after reading this, but it’s certainly a testament to one man’s creativity, with impressive results to boot.

Filed under: Veggie's Shop by Matt
Tags: Environment