DKRW has announced that it has signed a deal with ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company for the methanol to gasoline segment of technology to complete the Medicine Bow facility conversion to gasoline from diesel production. The Medicine Bow facility will convert the coal first to synthetic gas, then on to methanol and finish by converting […]

Today Joseph B. White at the Wall Street Journal posted his Eyes On The Road column with the subtitle “Sen. Clinton’s Push to Double Autos’ Average Fuel Economy Is Possible But Complicated.” Mr. White is one of my more admired writers in the mainstream press.  The Wall Street Journal is far from being a mass […]

Here is the link, an introduction to and a summary about Jim Chiodo who I mentioned some days ago. Jim Chiodo is the author of “More MPG, an Unconventional Approach” that has been on the net for years. Jim uses his nearly 50 years of driving experience to share the best tips, advice and techniques […]

Spark plugs are the single most important part of your tune up. The leading questions over the past few days ask about tune-ups. Whether it’s for an older or newer car the task is the same, getting the gasoline fuel’s energy into moving the car efficiently. Most of us know that the tune up is […]

Hypermilers!

July 17, 2007 | 5 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 […]

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