Monthly archive August, 2006

Miles Per Dollar Calculator

Simple calculator to determine how many miles your car gets per dollar of fuel. Enter the MPG for your car and you can quickly calculate your MP$. Here’s the link: Miles Per Dollar Calculator

Public Safety Director Using Seized Mercedes

Every police department should drive at least one $60,000 Mercedes-Benz. Apparently, the vehicle being driven by the Danville Police Department was owned by former NBA player Keon Clark, of Danville. Here’s the story from the News-Gazett: Danville’s public safety director using seized Mercedes

Biodiesel Conversion or Biodiesel Engine?

Running your diesel car on waste vegetable oil can reduce your fuel cost to zero. Not kidding, several people have been doing this for years. Want to learn more? We found this article that explains the details: Difference Between Biodiesel Conversion and Biodiesel Engine

Ethanol Facts, Questions, Concerns

Everyone agrees that we need to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. Is ethanol the answer? Many believe there are better choices such as biodiesel, which yields 93 percent more energy than the fossil energy required for its production. Ethanol yields only 25 percent more. The DesMoines Register has a good article for those interested...

Tech Advance May Reduce China Oil Use – Ethanol

BEIJING, Aug. 25 — A groundbreaking experiment is expected to help China cut down on energy consumption and reduce its reliance on oil. The nation now has plans to industrialize its homegrown coal-to-petrochemicals technology after the success of a project using the world’s first 10,000-ton DMTO (dimethyl ether/methanol-to-olefin) industrialization equipment. DMTO is a technology that...

Slow Walking Granny Hits Mercedes-Benz

Slow Walking Granny Hits Mercedes-Benz with her Bag, funny video. Click the read more link below to view the video on another page.