tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15265136.post114852571145405842..comments2023-11-02T01:35:40.109-07:00Comments on VelociPete: E85 rantFrostbikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00608713389249262920noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15265136.post-1149376059244776112006-06-03T16:07:00.000-07:002006-06-03T16:07:00.000-07:00This is why I simply smile whenever a truckload of...This is why I simply smile whenever a truckload of youths has a hard laugh at my wee scooter. Cause their future is going to include a lot more vehicles like mine, and a lot fewer like theirs. <BR/><BR/>Well, that, and the fact that I also end up bonding with my partner over his bizarre love of horrible disaster movies. I may be on a scooter, but I didn't star in <EM>10.5: Apocalypse</EM>, and I wasn't in the remake of <EM>Poseidon!</EM>.Randy Wyldehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10514065349907784652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15265136.post-1148595610215431322006-05-25T15:20:00.000-07:002006-05-25T15:20:00.000-07:00As usual, Jim has a better grasp on the subject th...As usual, Jim has a better grasp on the subject than I do. Whatever happens, I think we'll all find ourselves driving a lot less in 50 years.Frostbikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00608713389249262920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15265136.post-1148580548224382742006-05-25T11:09:00.000-07:002006-05-25T11:09:00.000-07:00Oil will never literally run out, but it is likely...Oil will never literally run out, but it is likely to become too expensive and difficult to obtain and use. We've already pumped and burned the easy-to-get stuff.<BR/><BR/>On the CAFE standards, you mentioned a Silverado's poor fuel economy being offset by the better efficiency of the Aveo. If I understand correctly, this isn't quite true because trucks and SUVs are (or were) exempt from CAFE standards. This is one reason why car manufacturers seem hung up on making and selling these vehicles. I heard that Congress recently removed this exemption, but there is some controversy about how stringent the new truck and SUV fuel economy standards will be.<BR/><BR/>As for flex-fuel and other solutions that are supposed to seamlessly integrate our oil dependence into another kind of dependence, I am always skeptical. The amount of oil-based energy we use now is enormous in comparison to all other energy sources combined, and 60% of it is used in our personal automobiles. Lots of "green" energy sources don't work well with cars, which require fuels that are both widely available and portable. Add in the issue with using oil to make alternate energy, and I wonder what the point is.<BR/><BR/>I guess my main point is that these alternative energy efforts all focus on maintaining the car-culture status quo. I don't think it's possible, and I think our efforts would be better focused if we could accept that our way of life cannot continue at current levels indefinitely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15265136.post-1148563813352034882006-05-25T06:30:00.000-07:002006-05-25T06:30:00.000-07:00I knew the ratio was bad, but I didn't know it was...I knew the ratio was bad, but I didn't know it was pretty much 1:1. Christ on a bike! This is going green?!Yon Saucy Wenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14705808398513443923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15265136.post-1148563645006487222006-05-25T06:27:00.000-07:002006-05-25T06:27:00.000-07:00ha haI like the term not-so-special effects. I te...ha ha<BR/><BR/>I like the term not-so-special effects. I tend to use it often when watching the Star Wars prequels.<BR/><BR/>I had a college professor tell our class that oil would literally run out in the next 50-100 years, I assume she was a crackpot but she may not be that far off.<BR/><BR/>In any case, at some point, we'll all be forced to find something better - and thats a good thing.Daniel Satelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01282270186990794647noreply@blogger.com