These days, gasoline prices may be crimping your your household budget. You may like to reduce the U.S. dollars that flow to the Middle East for oil, or perhaps you are motivated by your concern for the environment, or even the nagging reality that oil is a depleting resource that shouldn’t be wasted. Fuel economy To put it into prospective,…
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Just What Are Thee Flexi Fuel Logos I Am Seeing On Brand New Cars
You may have well noticed logos on new cars and trucks of “Flexifuel” or “Flexi-fuel”. You may have well wondered what this innovation is. Is something to increase fuel efficiency? Is it a means of being able to use regular gasoline instead of high premium test? The automobile industry has a well deserved record of relaunching and repackaging old products…
Diesel Versus Spark Engine Ignition
As you may already be aware of, diesel engines are more efficient than gasoline engines of the same power, resulting in much lower fuel usage. For an efficient turbo diesel, the average is 40% more miles per gallon. The higher compression ratio with diesel engines help to raise efficiency, but diesel fuel also contains around 15% more energy per unit…
Crop Fed Cars Hit The Highways
A popular new fuel, E85, could help put the brakes on America’s foreign-oil dependency. The Department of Energy provides these answers to some frequently asked questions about the fuel: Q: What is E85 and what are its benefits? A: E85 is a fuel that is 85 percent ethanol (distilled from American corn, as well as nongrain crops) and only 15…
Where To Buy An Electric Car
Electric cars are increasingly becoming very popular among a lot of people today. Besides, because of the economy that the country is experiencing today as well as the unstable gasoline prices, you too would want to start saving money even if it means not driving your gas guzzling car. If you are considering buying an electric car, you may want…
Why People Use Diesel
With diesel engines, the compression ratio is higher and there is more power. From a technical point, the compression ratio of an engine is the comparison of the total volume of the cylinder at the bottom of the piston’s stroke divided by the volume of the cylinder remaining at the top of the stroke. Gasoline ratios Serious damage to gas…
Lawn And Garden Simple Tips For Success
The lawn or the garden in a residential place or even in a commercial place produces either good or bad ambiance. A beautiful lawn or garden can provide relaxation to the people, especially when it comes with a craftily made landscape. A lovely and healthy garden can resist the destruction from injurious weeds, pests and illnesses, and is truly beneficial…
Electric Cars And Hybrids Which One Should You Choose
A lot of people today are now asking the question about hybrid and electric cars. Most of them are wondering which one is more practical for their use and which one is more efficient. In order for you to know which type of car you should choose, you first need to know about the different types of vehicles that are…
Credit Cards From Oil Companies Are No Bargain
The number of consumers with oil company credit cards, good for gasoline purchases, has increased dramatically during the last ten years. The two main reasons for this growth are the general easing of qualifications for such cards and the growth of pay at the pump. It is simply much easier and faster to buy gasoline if all you have to…
On The Horizon Future Fuels
Between elevated gasoline prices (which show every indication of staying that way) and the current concern about the environmental impacts of vehicle emissions, you’ve probably been hearing a lot of discussion about the use of “alternative fuels.” It sounds like a good idea, you think…but do you know what alternative fuels are actually in the running? Here’s the shortlist of…