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Chocolate - the fuel of the future.

BillB — Wed, 06 May 2009 12:37:44 +0000

Chocolate lovers do not get all worried that your vice will be going through the roof cost wise.

It would be more accurate to say that it is powered by the waste from making chocolate that has been turned into a bio-fuel. Much like taking used greese and and making bio-diesel.

This race car is built to Formula 3 specs and the claim is (they claim it because they have yet to drive it at speed) is it should be good for 145+ mph out on the race track. Also some of the cars components, like the body, seat and steering wheel, are built from several types of plant based fibers.

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American Made Electric Muscle.

BillB — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:32:48 +0000

After showing you the Aptera Motors 2e, I decided to look into some additional choices for those of you who would like to keep it green as well as buy American.

All of these are American or Canadian companies and are on the cutting edge of the electric/hybrid technologies.

ZAP’s Xebra sedan - Zap stands for Zero Air Pollution has a top speed of 40 mph, can run up to 25 miles on a single charge and seats up to four.

The Meyers Motors NmG -NmG for No More Gas seats 2 and has a range of up to 45 miles and a top speed of 80 mph.

Persu Mobility - the tilting, three-wheeled Hybrid that its builders have devised a new term for the vehicle — an Urban Life Vehicle, or ULV. Sales of the Persu Hybrid are planned for early 2010.

Green Vehicles - three-wheeled Triac plug-in hybrid has a top speed of 80 mph and a driving range of 100 miles that can be boosted by as much as 25 percent with an additional battery pack.

Bombardier Recreational Products - Can-Am Spyder is neither a bike nor a car, but rather something in between. It comes with features like pedal brakes, a reverse gear and power steering.

Campagna Motors - T-Rex has combined the look and handling of a car with the size and fuel-efficiency of a motorcycle. The six-speed T-Rex is zippy with a top speed of 144 mph and can do 0-60 mph in 3.9 seconds.

Tesla Motors - The Tesla Roadster, the all-electric, emissions-free sports car can do 0-60 mph in 3.9 seconds, has a top speed of 125 mph and does 244 miles on a single charge, according to the company.

Is this the car of YOUR future?

BillB — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:23:49 +0000

This is the Aptera Motors 2e an all-electric three-wheeled two-seater that gets the equivalent of 200 mpg and goes 100 miles on a charge.

It is supposed to be in the “affordable” range of $25k - $45k. Available in California only at first and if all goes well the rest of the nation. It is reported that there is room for 2 golf bags or about 15 bags of groceries. I wonder if its paper or plastic bags that they tested.

I am also wondering if the Jetsons styling will catch on to more then the Ed Begley Jr. types. I wouldnt mind it as a commuter car, but the “affordable” price is way out of my range, especially for just a commuter. Now mind you I am also not the type of person that believes that I have to go into debt for a car.

Go here for more info on the Aptera Motors 2e

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More Important then Saving Gas.

BillB — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:28:01 +0000

This isnt my usual rant about saving fuel, it is way more important then that.
This is about spreading the word of the number one killer of our teens.

Please support laws like Kyleigh’s Law that will help to educate and protect our teens.

Show your support by wearing orange on November 21st. 2008

I am just like most of America.

BillB — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:28:22 +0000

Yes, this is tough confession to make, but I in fact like most of you. I have found myself simply following the crowd just like the sheep that I am.

So what is it that I am doing? What horrible, awful, and atrocious act am I doing along with the rest of America?

I have (temporarily) abandoned my attempt at saving fuel. I’ll say it again, I have (temporarily) abandoned my attempt at saving fuel.

This of coarse is because gas has hit a two year low of under $2 a gallon and the “crisis” seems to have past. But in reality I’m thinking that we are still smack in the middle of said crisis. Sure gas is again “cheap”. Not the $.57 per gallon it was when I started driving, but cheap for the current times.

Unfortunately unemployment is at a seven year high and a lot of people can barely feed their family, never mind a gallon of gas. But thise of us who are still blessed with a decent paying job, we have again started to waste fuel like there is no end to the supply. The for sale signs on the big gas guzzlers have gone and far too many people think that our new president will solve all of their problems like he will personally be paying their bills.

Sorry to burst a few bubbles, but there is no way any one person can or will solve the mess we have put ourselves in. He may or may not help with some things, only time will tell, but we can not afford to simply sit back and let things happen (to) for us. It will only be a matter of time until the price of gas jumps to an even higher high then it was during the worst of this past year. and it will again be our own short sighted fault. We need to conserve what we have and work towards a different source of energy to power our cars. Too many companies are waiting for “someone” to start the ball rolling.

I admit that I am as guilty as the next guy and will be spending my commuting time a bit more conservatively and again try to reach my goal of 45 mpg.

I hope you will all join me in this lofty but much needed goal of conserving what fuel we have left.

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