Oh shit, I guess that includes me. Tara's and my new Jetta turbo diesel. diesel is the shit. fuel economy is great. epa rates this thing getting 43mpg while independent reviews i've read say about 49.9! Fuck hybrids. We thought about buying one, but their lack of track record and battery replacement/disposal didn't seem to cool. Most of our driving is highway also so the hybrid wouldn't be great.
Its hot. Tara's a hoss riding everyday to her new job. Five mile juant downtown. Me, I've been lazy. Its just too damn hot to ride 15 miles to work, not be able to shower, then 15 miles back home in the hottest part of the day. Been over 100 everyday now for a couple of weeks.
We need some rain too. Everything is browned out. Trails are so dry and hard traction is hard to find through the turns. No since washing the bike, just wipe down the chain cause your gonna be covered by dust first 15 minutes on the trail.
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Very nice. So diesel is the way to go. Hmmm.
carmeni believe about 80% of cars in europe are diesel, mostly due to their higher fuel economy. we're about 1500 miles and only about 50 miles into our 3rd tank. with a 14.5 gallon tank that isn't too bad. haven't seen the 40+ mpg yet, but i figure the engine is still loosening itself up.
technically, if your running 100 % biodiesel, which is available at multiple austin location, you're net carbon impact is zero (not considering what is burnt in fuel and fertilizer etc to grow crops). all released was recently removed from environment by the plants biodiesel was produced from.
hopefully i'll get some b20 in the tank next fill up, in about 500 miles. see how it runs on that percentage of biodiesel and then up it if seems good. what I hear is biodiesel is actually better for an engine than the ultralow sulfur since it has natural lubricant.
obviously biodiesel ain't the end all answer, but it has a lot of promise as one alternative. seeing that the stuff can be made out of grease waste, animal rendering by-products, and crops is pretty cool. they are also developing new hydroponic algae technologies that require less land, can be grown in the desert, and have a good energy return.
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