[ QUOTE ] I wonder how all that money will go back into the economy. in tokyo you're mad IF you own a car. [/ QUOTE ] Probably paying off all the construction crews to rebuild the rigs that Katrina played with like little toys... ...and does that explain some of the crazy looking vehicles we see Jap modders mess around…
i know, i am perplexe why diesel is not as mainstream as it is in europe .. in austria for example 70% of all automobiles are diesel powered ... not everyone is a gearhead, and a diesel is a cheap, efficient and very clean form of fuel ... all this rubbish about hybrid vehicles is nonsense, diesel is a more available and…
[ QUOTE ] Well, you have to understand that in a capitalistic society, that companies like Exxon answer to their stockholders. [/ QUOTE ] It has fuck all to do with stockholders. The market determines the price; dividends come out of profits and do not influence the price of a good.
[ QUOTE ] i know, i am perplexe why diesel is not as mainstream as it is in europe .. in austria for example 70% of all automobiles are diesel powered ... [/ QUOTE ] because the sale of new diesel cars is banned in Massachusetts, Vermont, New York, Maine and California
[ QUOTE ] all this rubbish about hybrid vehicles is nonsense, diesel is a more available and more accessible form of alternate, environmentally friendly fuel ... that can get the same mpg figures as a hybrid [/ QUOTE ] Why not make a diesel hybrid... wouldn't that get even better milage?
[ QUOTE ] Unfortunately, virtually all of the medium and large cities in America have been built such that having a car is almost a neccesity. Houses are tens of miles away from workplaces very often. There aren't many/any safe routes for bikes to get around. It's a stupid way to build cities, in my opinion, but it's hard…
I kinda wish people didnt have the NIMBY attitude towards nuclear power, then mass-producing hydrogen could be a reasonable alternative. Depending on fossil fuels to produce hydrogen is a joke. I for one would be all for hydrogen power for cars, seeing as you can make some pretty bitchin' setups, particularily on…
we dont need oil or coal to give us power, we just do it because thats what were told needs to keep hapening or the market will crash. Solar power, wind and water get less than a million each WHEN they even get funding, and thats not often. Nuclear power doesnt really get much funding any more after we were all told that…