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Solution to Save Gas

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Wind power is the answer...

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fourteenandoh;867617; said:
can you indulge us and tell us what exactly big oil does to keep this revolutionary technology out of the public's hands? maybe its just the fact that no one would buy it becuase it's probably some tiny POS.
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Hmmm, maybe it's because this "revolutionary technology" would cut fuel consumption--and thus their bottom line--by billions of gallon a year? Ya think? :roll1:

I've posted this in another thread or two before, but when I was in Okinawa I saw a filler-spot (the military TV channels could not show commericials, so they had filler spots to take their place), and one recurring spot was called something like "Science Today" or the like. One time it showed this guy who had figured out how to make two-cycle engines run almost totally clean and super-effecient. He had a little engine that weighed less than 100 pounds and developed enough horsepower that a Geo could smoke tires with it, along with getting 60 (or 80, can't remember for sure) MPG in a test car. This was back in the '94-'96 timeframe. Gee, funny thing is that no one has heard shit about it since then. Now, just who do you think would have the most to lose if there were a mass-produced engine that got 60-80 MPG?
 
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I expect public transportation to be affected by the Baby Boomers just like everything else has been. When they reach the point where they start to want or need an alternative to driving, the demand will be enormous.

Light rail was installed in Salt Lake for the Olympics with the help of some federal funding, and did so well they were constantly adding cars and trying to move up the expansion schedule. It was especially popular with people who didn't want to drive into the city (no coincidence that it extended into areas with an aging population), the free downtown zone that encouraged people to make better use of the city's offerings (suddenly crossing the city for lunch was no big deal), and students. There were a few security issues with the trains and lots early on, though, and I think if those issues hadn't been addressed promptly, the endeavor would not have been nearly so positive.
 
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Ban NASCAR, IndyCar, F1, Kil-Kare, Motocross, etc. from using petroleum. All auto racing could convert to alcohol or some other source. Those racers act all patriotic and everything, they should be right on board with freeing the US from oil dependence.

Actually, now that I think about it, just ban racing. It's a pretty stupid "sport". Wow, my car averaged 157.657, and yours just averaged 157.459. I mean, WOW.
 
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HabaneroBuck;867852; said:
Ban NASCAR, IndyCar, F1, Kil-Kare, Motocross, etc. from using petroleum. All auto racing could convert to alcohol or some other source. Those racers act all patriotic and everything, they should be right on board with freeing the US from oil dependence.

Actually, now that I think about it, just ban racing. It's a pretty stupid "sport". Wow, my car averaged 157.657, and yours just averaged 157.459. I mean, WOW.
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And then they get recognized as "athletes". laughable
 
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Oh8ch;867637; said:
I agree. I wont put foreign gas in my Volvo or my Toyota.
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If everyone owned a Brit built car, like the Triumph TR-6 I owned (and still love) we'd cut our consuption in half 'cause those damn things only run half the time.

Want to save a ton of gas and kids at the same time? Dig up the parking lots around our high schools and insist that everyone ride the bus, no parent pick up and drop off either!

$5 gas may be the best thing to happen to this country if we can take the long view. When gas hits that price range people will get serious about public transportation, fuel economy, distance to work, size of home, etc, etc.
 
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Oh8ch;867626; said:
You guys are really out of touch.

Just don't buy gas this Thursday. Everyone is on board and the oil companies will simply have to cut prices.

Of course, I'm topping off Wednesday evening just to be safe.
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:lol: Everytime I hear someone repeat this like it will actually make a difference I want to choke them. Even when they are told this means that you will just top off on Wednesday or fill up on Thursday they still don't seem to understand. Nice work Oh8ch. :slappy:
 
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