Recent content by rsilvers

Michigan had 47 cent gas last week at one station. It is up now to $1.38. http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/01/18/gas-price-fell-77-cents-one-michigan-site/78957822/

I am selling my battery due to wanting to restore my classic bike back to pedal power - it is in the classifieds section.

I am selling these parts now - listed in the classifieds area. I got into pedal-only bikes.

I have not been riding my eBike since I discovered Strava. Now any eBike ride is a wasted opportunity to log a ride.

Assuming 30 MPG and $2.15 per gallon, 100K miles is $7166.

I added an LED wheel display for night riding.

I hope we all like it as every one of us in the US is helping to pay for it. $7500 subsidy to help rich people buy $130,000 luxury cars. As far as the car - it looks great. I am not sure at what price point I would get one. Maybe $55,000.

So Auto Bild's incorrect story lowered BMW's value by 4 billion dollars?

I wanted Diesel to succeed, but this explains why Honda and Toyota never sold them in the US. So I guess they are not viable if they must be clean.

Chevy should program the engine to run at least 15 minutes a week, like my natural-gas generator does. Maybe they could do that 15 minutes a month since there is no battery that must be kept charged by the engine.

Seems like the only reason why the VW diesel was practical was due to the cheating. Or else it would cost more and have lower performance, and at the higher price, no one would buy it. So diesel just died in the US.

That and the Home Depot deal are awesome. That is 11% of the cost of having the dealer do it.

Mazda's rotary has no torque, but it may be good for charging batteries. Or a turbine.

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/01/the-truth-about-clean-diesels-adblue-is-freaking-expensive/ The cost of the fluid reduces the savings from having diesel to begin with. So VW was probably trying to save consumers (and hence make the care more appealing) from $300 fees to refill the tank...