Here are the basics of golf clubs. A golf club consist of three parts - the head, the shaft and the grip. A standard set of golf clubs consists of three woods (the Driver, #3, and #5 fairway woods…
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Knowing what tax IRS gas mileage is all about is important to every motor vehicle owner. No matter if your vehicles are used for business, for medical purposes or for charity, you can still save some …
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If you want to convert your car to run on water using a hydrogen kit for your car you will need a guide that walks you through the process with simple instructions to follow. A few months ago I decide…
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First, let’s get the hard data out of the way: Exxon’s $11.68 billion of profit last quarter was the highest ever recorded by any company, topping it’s own previous record from the last quarter of ‘07. For those who like to keep track of such things, that is nearly $90,000 a minute; $1,500 every second. That’s a lot of dough, for sure, but it is actually not as high as some investors were expecting, causing a bit of a sell-off this morning following the earnings announcement. It seems that some are worried that it is costing the oil giant too much money to find new reserves, though Exxon has been fighting that problem by asking Congress for subsidies to help.
In related news, pretty much all other oil companies also posted record numbers, including Royal Dutch Shell and British Petroleum. Expect all of these companies to continue spending more to find additional oil reserves in a bid to maintain this profit growth for as long as possible.
[Source: The New York Times]
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Original post by Jeremy Korzeniewski
Filed under: Green Culture, Lamborghini, Green Daily, Middle East
In a virtual slap to the face of eco-friendly drivers worldwide, a wealthy Sheikh went to the trouble of shipping his oddly-hued Lamborghini from Qatar to London and back… for an oil change. That is 3,250 miles each way, or about the total distance likely traveled between oil changes in the first place. It’s bad enough that the Lambo LP640 is a high carbon-emitter in the first place, but this act truly shows utter disregard for the environment. The shipping companies seemed to agree, with an airport worker saying, “This car doesn’t have a carbon footprint - more of a crater.” A London-Heathrow cargo handler added, “It would have been far more efficient to fly mechanics out there.”
It could be that these things happen more often than the public knows, as David Price of Lamborghini Club UK says: “If an owner wants to service his car in that way, it is his choice. I’m not surprised. Thankfully the age of excess in some areas continues.” Lamborghini UK spokeswoman Juliet Jarvis says, “This sort of thing is not unheard of.” Perhaps that’s true, but it certainly should be unheard of. Coming from Qatar, the wealth which made this purchase possible, along with the ridiculous $46,644 USD is cost to ship, likely comes from oil in the first place, making this story truly come full circle.
[Source: The Sun]
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WESTLAKE VILLAGE, California — With the introduction of its 2009 Mazda 6 underway, Mazda officials candidly admit that the Japanese automaker has no plans to add a hybrid version to the new Mazda 6 model line any time soon, convinced that the redesigned fuel-efficient midsize sedan can weather high fuel costs without going the hybrid direction.
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So we are looking at new cars and of course the 09 TCH is on the list…but should it be? The car is now rated at 33/34 rather than the 40/38 the 07 was…is this simply the new EPA rating or is there a functional difference? We have averaged nearly 37 mpg in the 70k we have driven and recently that number has been higher. We want those kinds of numbers not 34 mpg highway.
Dealer says there are no deals…Toyota is cutting back TCH production so that they can allocate the batteries to the Prius production line…so less cars equals we pay sticker…they also lowballed us on a trade in so I am thinking of going to a different dealer.
Talk to me…are we back to paying sticker for the TCH?
Any insight here would be great. Thanks
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I have 2003 honda civic hybrid with a CVT tranny.
When I brake, the front left side of my car makes a funny noise. I jacked up the car to check the brake pad and there’s plenty of brake pad. It started only this summer. It makes the "clock clok gnat gnat" noise only when I press lightly on the brakes. When I stomp strongly on the brake it doesn’t make any noise. I think it all started when my mecanic change the engine oil with a 5-30 weight oil. He told me that he doesn’t have 0-20. He said oil is oil, it will not harm any motor, beside he put synthetic oil in it.
The noise is really obvious when I going down on a steep road and i’m brake gently to control the speed.
Someone had the same problem? could it be the engine oil?
I’m very afraid it’s the cvt transmission or the engine that’s broken.
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Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Lotus, Zap
The Malaysian government has given the green light to national car maker Proton to begin “in-depth validation and testing” of electric cars. The announcement came after the Cabinet Committee on Inflation received a briefing on the role e-cars can have in reducing the consumption of petrol and diesel. Prime minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who seemed to be completely behind the idea, expressed hope that commercialization of the project could begin in a years time. As part of the announcement, the politician went for a ride in an electric Lotus Elise converted and supplied by Dutch company, Electric Cars Europe (ECE). Interestingly, Detroit Electric was named, along with PRO Dis-T, as one of the companies that Proton would be working with to “fine-tune” the car. In a somewhat convoluted web of alliances, Detroit Electric is a joint venture between Chinese firm, Youngman Automotive Group and ZAP! which is headed by Albert Lam, formerly of Lotus, which is owned by Proton. Youngman currently rebadges the Proton GEN2 as the Europestar RCR for the Chinese market. Also, Electric Cars Europe, as we recently informed you, has plans to bring ZAP/Detroit Electric vehicles, including the famous Alias, to the European market. It wasn’t stated which model Proton would be initially using for the project but the ECE website shows the Savvy (pictured above) as one of the models it has targeted for production in 2009. We await further announcements to make the room stop spinning.
[Source: The New Straits Times / PaulTan.org]
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Kalanchoes are dependable garden bloomers known for their bright colorful flowers. They’re great succulent plants for dry landscapes or as houseplants in container gardens indoors. Kalanchoes are in…
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Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Culture, Hybrid, Legislation and Policy, Green Daily, USA
According to James Ray, Acting Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, the current system of deriving money for the upkeep of the nations roadways is “unpredictable and unsustainable.” He adds, “Without a doubt, our federal approach to transportation is broken, and no amount of tweaking, adjusting or adding new layers on top will make things better.” This view is understandable in the wake of record high gas prices, which are causing consumers to drive less and therefore produce less revenue from the gas tax. Ray has some suggestions to alleviate some of the problem, including paying a fee based on mileage driven, an increase in alternative transportation methods and incentives to drive during off-peak hours.
Hybrids, electric cars and other fuel-saving technology will further cause a dent in the FHA’s pocketbook. In any case, Ray does not plan to increase the gas tax. In fact, the gas tax could be dropped completely in favor of a completely new system, one “more agile and responsive than the current gas tax.” We’ll keep our ears to the ground.
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If I learn how to adjust my driving habits, it looks like the MPG is negligible between the two.
Saw the Tarrabella article about Hypermiling…that sounds interesting.
What other tips can anyone give me? I noticed an online database that can help you track your mpg progress over here…how does that work and how do you set that up in your profile?
Thanks in advance!
HBJ
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From track to road and back to track again. That is the path for gasoline direct fuel injection. In the late 90s Audi added direct injection to its R8 Le Mans prototype in order to get more power while consuming less fuel. In racing reducing fuel consumption is important because it allows cars to run farther between pit stops spending more time on the track. Direct injection eventually migrated into most of Audi’s production engines along with those from parent company Volkswagen. After adding direct injection to the Cayenne GTS and 2009 911, Porsche is now migrating that same technology back to its own race program. The Porsche RS Spyders debuted a new direct injected version of the 3.4L V8 two weeks ago at Mid-Ohio and won the LMP2 class. The output of the DI engine went from 476 hp to 503 hp while fuel consumption dropped. Porsche is not saying how much it went down, but they are evidently still developing the system and optimizing it. For example the engines now run extremely lean under light loads greatly reducing consumption in a manner that would not be possible with a port fuel injection system. In coming years we will be seeing virtually all gas engines migrating to direct injection.
[Source: Porsche]
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