gas
Enough with the hatred.
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008It seems that this is your first visit. Would you like to subscribe? Enjoy your visit! I wish all the hate toward Exxon-Mobil (for their rather large profits) would stop. If the CEO of that company didn’t try to do all he could to increase profits, the board of directors would fire […]
First Smart Car sighting around here
Sunday, April 20th, 2008Yesterday I saw the first Smart Car in this area. I spoke a bit with the owner and he seemed genuinely happy with it. He’s had it since February and has put around 1200 miles with it. He said the gas mileage was great, but he wished for a bit more space inside.
Motorcycle thoughts
Monday, March 24th, 2008 So with gas prices what they are, I’ve been trying to minimize the miles driven in my BMW (at 17 mpg).
My bike, a 1982 Yamaha 650 Maxim, gets about 45 mpg, but it’s old and ugly.
I drive 74 miles round trip to work, so I’ve been looking at new (cheap) bikes. Which brings me […]
South Carolina fights back against hypermilers
Saturday, March 15th, 2008 Yesterday while I was researching ways to get out of the speeding ticket I got in South Carolina, I came across an interesting tidbit in the SC code of laws. This item seems to be intended to prevent you from making the most out of your gallon of gas.
SECTION 56-5-3840. Coasting […]
My thoughts on Ecotrekker’s Ultimate guide to hypermiling
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 Hypermiling - The act of extracting every possible mile from each gallon of gasoline.
Ecotrekker put together a 100 point post to help you in your quest to wring the most from your fuel tank. While this list is pretty good overall, I feel the need to point out some problems.
#5 . . . Coasting […]
If gasoline were sold like beer
Friday, October 12th, 2007 Do you really know how much gas you use? Sure, you look at the pump occasionally when you fill up and see that you put 16 gallons in, but do you ever really think about how much that is?
You would if gas were sold like beer, in 12 ounce cans.
In my 1991 BMW 750iL, […]