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tod
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response 75 of 89:
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Sep 17 22:50 UTC 2003 |
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jaklumen
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response 76 of 89:
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Sep 18 06:34 UTC 2003 |
resp:68 I wonder if that's true for Washington-- I remember that they
could use the express lanes at least in the Seattle area.
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tod
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response 77 of 89:
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Sep 18 06:35 UTC 2003 |
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gull
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response 78 of 89:
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Sep 18 14:27 UTC 2003 |
Re #72: I think the best course would be to buy a production model
vehicle and then modify it. Yes, the cost will be higher for a one-off,
but that's expected for a prototype. I'm more curious if they can meet
their 36 mpg target figure with a real vehicle.
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jaklumen
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response 79 of 89:
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Sep 18 23:37 UTC 2003 |
remind me what HOV stands for again? Highway (something) Vehicle?
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cmcgee
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response 80 of 89:
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Sep 18 23:55 UTC 2003 |
High Occupancy Vehicle lane
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jaklumen
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response 81 of 89:
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Sep 19 02:37 UTC 2003 |
thanks-- I knew I did not have that right at all. Makes much more
sense now.
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russ
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response 82 of 89:
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Sep 19 04:05 UTC 2003 |
UW-Madison has already gotten about 40 MPG out of a Ford Explorer.
http://www.cae.wisc.edu/~vehicle/moolander.htm
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gull
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response 83 of 89:
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Sep 19 14:03 UTC 2003 |
If you read carefully, those are *estimated* values, based on a
mathematical model.
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tpryan
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response 84 of 89:
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Sep 19 21:09 UTC 2003 |
I'm not just talking about prototype, but a production model,
to use as much of high volume production model to get common parts
as the best price. Instead of paying for all the engineering on
parts that are not part of the fuel efficency plan.
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albaugh
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response 85 of 89:
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Sep 21 19:08 UTC 2003 |
Still at $1.68 at Meijer. It should have gotten back down into the 50's or
even 40's by now. Is this like tidal erosion?
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cmcgee
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response 86 of 89:
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Sep 21 22:33 UTC 2003 |
$1.46 in rural Lansing-Flint area yesterday. Same in Lansing.
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gelinas
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response 87 of 89:
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Sep 22 03:25 UTC 2003 |
I paid $1.52/gal in Garden City yesterday, and saw $1.57 in Ann Arbor today.
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gull
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response 88 of 89:
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Sep 23 14:33 UTC 2003 |
Yeah, I noticed yesterday that the price of regular unleaded had finally
fallen back below the cost of diesel. Diesel has been $1.599 at Meijer
on Carpenter Road for around a month now.
(I have a gasoline-powered car and a diesel-powered van, so I tend to
notice both prices.)
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jep
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response 89 of 89:
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Sep 24 02:14 UTC 2003 |
When we visited Washington DC last week, I drove from the hotel to the
Metro station, paid $3/day to park, and rode the train to whatever we
wanted to see. This was fabulous for us. I had no business driving
in Washington DC anyway. How would I find parking? I didn't need to
anyway; the Metro went everywhere we wanted to go, within a 3 or 4
block walk. It was a very pleasant way to travel. The next time we
go to DC, we're going to fly or take the train and depend entirely on
the Metro.
It's good we didn't do that this time, since we had to flee the
hurricane while we were there. I expect we'll have better luck next
time with the weather.
In Roanoke, Virginia I bought gas for $1.36. Throughout Ohio and also
back in Ann Arbor, I paid about $1.59.
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