Jul

17

Hypermilers!

July 17, 2007 | 4 Comments

Hypermilers? That new word is meaningful, as it seems to be mainly a hybrid car owner’s effort to wring every cents worth of distance from their money. It’s moving into conventional cars, too. It looks like Wayne Gerdes at cleanmpg.com has the credit for the new word. His article http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/articles/t-beating-the-epa-the-whys-and -how-to-hypermile-1510.html looks to be the [...]

Jul

16

The Problem Is US?

July 16, 2007 | 1 Comment

Looking at the future for new energy and fuels I’m struck by the obvious problem. It is us. It must make each of us wonder when American Idol gets more viewers than people who show up to vote. Scarier yet is the mentality of the mob. Masses of people take a long time, a very [...]

Jul

12

Is it Energy or Fuel?

July 12, 2007 | 8 Comments

Getting straight on what words mean is very important to being able to make the distinctions for good decisions. So the question “Is It Energy or Fuel” is a fundamental concept for our futures. The media, particularly the popular media, politicians, as most all of the rest of us interchange energy and fuel without giving [...]

Jul

11

Solving the Price of Gasoline

July 11, 2007 | 3 Comments

Everyone is aghast at the price paid at the pump for gas. With good reason, too, because the distance one can go per dollar has shortened up quite a lot since the hurricane Katrina smashed up a big part of the US refining infrastructure. The problem is in the question “Why?” and getting factual answers [...]

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