Ford planning unconvential media for Escape Hybrid
Ford will take an unconventional approach to marketing its first
hybrid, the Escape Hybrid. About a third of its print budget will go
to non-traditional magazines, such as the rabble-rousing Mother Jones,
as well as health and fitness and outdoor
Heh. Looks like the AP news service made a small error.
May 3
Clarification: Cheaper Shoppers Story
CHICAGO (AP) -- In a story May 2, The Associated Press reported that
financially pressed consumers were willing to spend less on food in
order to pay for gasoline, according to a survey by the
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Taking down greenhouse gas
California companies voluntarily track emission levels for registry
April 21, 2004
California is leading efforts to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions
in the United
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://tompaine.com/feature2.cfm/ID/10229
High-Speed Chase
Helen Gonzales is the policy director of USAction's Corporate Truth
Squad. USAction is a progressive activist organization, dedicated
to
winning social,
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, murdoch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
To what you're written I would add some mention of public
transportation, which in the end I'm guessing is dramatically safer
per passenger-mile traveled, in addition perhaps to having some
different uses of fuel per
Someone suggested that people use different vehicles for different
tasks. Sure. I don't drive the beater pickup truck every day but it
sure is nice to have when I want to get mulch for the garden or need
to get to work in 6 of snow. Small bits fall off if I slam the door
too hard, but it
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, robert luis rabello [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If oil analysis wasn't so expensive, it would be a good thing to
have a sample checked during the filter change, if someone was
interested in going this route.
Check local heavy equipment dealers/rental
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
We had a message a few weeks back from someone taking exception to
a
report that the current US administration was ignoring ready-to-use
technologies in its energy, um, what to say, energy schemes. As a
sceptical
Are you aware
of any studies that look at percentages of traffic fatalities are
caused by oversize vehicle vs small vehicle collisions. I think
that this would be interesting.
Relationships between Vehicle Size and Fatality Risk in Model Year
1985-93 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks
NHTSA
many years, at least three decades, Mercedes and VOLVO has been
world leaders in car safety and at the same time fuel consumption in
its class of cars.
Unfortunately priced out of my range! 8^(
True or not, what you definitely can
say about small cars is that there's a lot less ego-food
The theory is that at WOT the EEC-IV processor goes open loop, so the
MPG suffered. The goal was to minimize the time that the car was
under acceleration but prevent WOT operation. The book is published
by an outside company but it did/does have a Ford SVT part number and
is sold through
Well, on new cars you have the ECM controlling the injector puse
width. You know the fuel delivery through those injectors via their
flow rating and the fuel pressure and the on-time. I _think_ some of
the guys hacking the GM computers can pull this info out. If not, it
should not be terribly
That entire closing paragraph is without any facts that anyone can
verify. Sounds made up! I have yet to see any reference anywhere as
to what _ready for real world use_ existing, on-the-shelf
technology is being held back. I have yet to see any research
reports that support the idea that
Because topics that might increase pollution (NOX) and appear to cost
more (up front yes, overall prob. not) don't make sexy news
stories? Google on biodiesel government study and you'll get a
long list of results and stories about studies run by the U.S.
government and state governments
The dimmers for your lights at home are not rheostats. Assuming you
are using an AC motor. . . Inverter rated motors protect you from
the voltage spikes created in the windings when running a VFD for
speed control. Longer lead lengths make this problem worse. Also,
they can have different
Why would we expect most people to change their vehicle? People
drive the vehicle that fits their usage needs and price point.
People who drive tiny cars probably wouldn't switch to 4 door
extended cab 3/4 ton pickups if gas suddenly became $0.25 per
gallon. Very high prices might make
.
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, f150_351m [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The dimmers for your lights at home are not rheostats. Assuming
you
are using an AC motor. . . Inverter rated motors protect you
from
the voltage spikes created in the windings when running a VFD for
speed control
x-charset ISO-8859-1Just a datapoint on the testing issue. I can only speak
for PA law,
but there are legal requirements to submit lab certification for
diesel fuel purchased for stationary use. I don't deal with any of
the permitting issues for mobile equipment, but I know there are dyed
and
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It's nasty stuff, and IMHO, best avoided.
Nitromethane? Sold every day in hobby shops to any kid who walks in.
Go get model airplane fuel. Here's a very good link, including info
on production, use, etc. http://www.powermasterfuels.com/facts3.htm
Ed
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f150_351m wrote:
You can fight over that being right or wrong, or the other benefints
to the world outside of the business. You might be right. But to say
it won't impact the economics
x-charset ISO-8859-1Thanks for the info! I did _not_ know how the
regulations were put in
place before you gave me the interest to go look to see where I got
the wrong idea.
I looked into the topic a little more today. Yep, there was no
regulation forcing MTBE. Many other chemicals could
x-charset ISO-8859-1When doing the numbers for batteries, remember to include
the disposal
costs! Getting rid of large battery banks is not easy or cheap. And
once you get someone to take them, what are they going to do with the
batteries? My experience with industrial UPS batteries is a
x-charset ISO-8859-1--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Keith Addison [EMAIL
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Below:
csmonitor
March 03, 2004
Easy on the eyes and the environment
The number of environmentally friendly new homes is increasing, as
builders - and buyers - 'go green.'
To achieve such a
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You may (or may not) care to take note that if the MTBE exemption
gets
passed within the energy bill now before congress, any and all past,
present
and future damages caused by MTBE will be exempt from
x-charset ISO-8859-1--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Keith Addison [EMAIL
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The big concern, according to Becker, is that the Bush
administration
would regulate the fuel economy of light trucks by dividing them
into
weight or size classes instead of using fleet-wide
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