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10

Jan

258 MPG VW for only $600? Too good to be true?

YES!

Claims and rumors are flying about a new car being released by VW that will get 258 MPG and will only cost $600!

This thing is called the VW L1. It is carbon fiber from door to door and comes standard with equipment such as anti lock brakes, stability program and one air bag.

So no, it won't cost $600 ... more like $25,900.

It is going to get 258 MPG with it's single cylinder diesel engine which turns off at stop lights. With a mind bending top speed of 74 miles per hours and seating for two, it is a bit pricey.

But that's ok, because when you fill the the tank with 1.72 gallons of fuel it will only cost you about $5.00 and that will take you over 400 miles!

If the average person commuting to work drives about 15,000 miles per year, then with this car they would only burn about 58 gallons of fuel each year! That's only $175 worth of fuel @ $3.00 per gallon!

Take that Hybrids!

Posted on: Tuesday, January 10, 2012
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05

May

Bottom Blaster

Ever wonder when you drive through a car wash what the under carrige or bottom blaster looks like?

Maybe not .. But we did.
Click Here to see.
Posted on: Thursday, May 05, 2011
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08

Feb

No Hybrid Nessesary. An electric car that works!

Check out the new Honda FCX-Clarity.


This is a fully electric car that will work in the real world.  It does not need to be charged and will go farther than the grocery store before it needs to be re-fuelled.  That is not a typo, this electric car needs fuel. Hydrogen to be exact.  In combination with oxygen, an onboard generator creates it's own electricity. The electricity is then stored in batteries to be used as necessary.

This car never has to be plugged in and when the Hydrogen tank gets low, it is simply filled at a gas station like a regular car.

At this time there are very few gas stations that supply Hydrogen. But, I think that a car that preforms exactly as we know cars should, yet produces no emissions other than water, will have an effect on that.
 
At least I hope so!



 

Posted on: Tuesday, February 08, 2011
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03

Jan

Hybrid Vs Gas and Diesel Vehicles

It has been proven that a Hybrid vehicle is worse on the environment than most conventional vehciles.
Plus unless they are small and never leave a traffic jam in a city they don't get better milage either!


Honda Civic Hybrid                          = 43 MPG Est. Hwy
Honda Civic 1.8 Gas                         = 36 MPG Est. Hwy
VW Jetta diesel                                 = 42 MPG Est. Hwy
 

Camary Hybrid                                  = 41 MPG @ 65 MPH

Average Mid-Size Gas Sedan             = 37 MPG @ 65 MPH

Average Mid-Sized Diesel Sedan       = 48 MPG @ 65 MPH

 

Chevy Tahoe Hybrid                           = 23 MPG @ 65 MPH

Average Large Gas SUV                      = 23 MPG @ 65 MPH

Average Large Diesel SUV                  = 32 MPG @ 65 MPH

 

Source:

Argonne National Laboratory, Powertrain System Analysis Toolkit, July 16, 2009,

www.transportation.anl.gov/modeling_simulation/PSAT/.
And http://www.fueleconomy.gov

Posted on: Monday, January 03, 2011
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