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Of the 15k or so people who answer those polls, 80% of the group say they spend on average $100 monthly on petrol, despite being typical two...
I personally wish energy cost TWICE as much. The only thing I want the gov to do is add hefty taxes, that go straight into alternative energy...
The only restriction I would put on super-duper-trip-mpg happiness is that it be round trip. Otherwise it is too often wind at your back results....
Just compare Honda or Toyota to Chevrolet. Already a 15% difference in three measly years. A look at CR data tells you that those differences will...
Nice analysis SLORTZ !! JDP has been 'tailoring' its reports for years now. This article is just more of the same trash. It cracks me up...
I've yet to read a study that included the cost of pollution beyond GHG, even though fertilizer run-off is a HUGE problem. Its make them all...
If the car is not shutting off the ICE at stops, or you find it hard or impossible to glide in areas that were not a problem in summer, a cold...
That really is an impressive number (Thanks Tony !), but the ~ 3/4rths of the losses are one-time charges related to downsizing. I think the much...
Flex-fuel vehicles have lower CAFE requirements. That is the sum total of Detroit's interest. Nothing further will come of it, and Etoh use will...
Sure -- it doubles as a towing device.
I was imagining something more along the lines of a finger in the wall socket.
If Nate electrocutes himself trying to charge up, this picture will be to blame. :lol:
AFAIK, the main reason Toyota and Honda set up factories in the US was to circumvent trade barriers in the form of import car quotas. A little...
I take you heartily recommend that every country outside the US avoid American made goods, due to local job loss ? Have you demanded from GM and...
MarinJohn, I know of what you speak. But truthfully, rigging the vote in the US is nothing new, and the repubs are no more successful at it IMO...
The current admin aka the republican party does have a policy: Subsidize big oil to expand exploration Remove environmental protection barriers...
I rent american cars also, but not by choice. That is what is available at the cheap places I go to. The latest was a 1 year old Neon. What a POS...
The major fossil fuel used in the US to generate electricity is coal, not natural gas. AFAIK, not better in emissions or CO2 than petrol burned...
Yep, NiMH in stock Prius, LiIon in the EnergyCS modded one.
Arch trivia of the thread: I am reading a bicycle book my in-law sent to me for my birthday. Apparently Eddy Merkx (?sp) put ~ 35,000 Km yearly on...
