Posts Tagged ‘ Bio Diesel ’

Run it on Algae

Run it on Algae

As we fill our tanks with ever-more-expensive gas and diesel, our minds turn to alternative fuels. Researchers in Minnesota hope to create bio-diesel from algae. The project would use wastewater from the metro area treatment plant to feed the algae. (Read More . . .) $5 a gallon is too much, but expect that by labor day 2008. That is right folks! $5.00 a gallon, which means even a car like ours with 66.7 mpg highway and 48.5 mpg city driving will cost us 10 – 12 cents a miles (diesel). I can’t image what it cost for a...

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Hybrid vs TDI

Hybrid vs TDI

Every time a hybrid goes against a TDI, it looses. The fact is that if you have a hybrid, you are not getting the best MPG. In 2006 a test drive a VW Jetta TDI from the dying automotive capital of the US, Detroit, to the nation’s capital, Washington DC. On the return trip, it was a test drive of the Toyota Prius. (Read More) Our 2006 Jetta TDI has an average of 54.1 mpg. The new Volkswagen has just recently unveiled a TDI hybrid version of their cute and sporty Golf model that can achieve 83mpg. Also, with...

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