I last wrote about the numbers being a bit “off” on the gas tax. I stand by the “general” analysis, since the discussions in the media centered around the “average American” but I wanted to discuss a bit more in depth, some other confounding variables.
Of course, the first is the diesel tax. Most [...]
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Gas Tax Revisited
May 2nd, 2008 · 6 Comments · Taxes, automotive, energy, government
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Obama’s Math is a bit (er, WAY) “off” on Gas Tax Savings
April 30th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Business, Economics, Politics, automotive, energy, government
Far be it for me to attack Obama. Hey, he’s the one Democratic candidate I have liked so far. But I have to go after what is quite honestly either the sloppiest math I have seen, or the most disingenuous campaign rhetoric to cross through this campaign cycle.
I was reading the blog over [...]
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The Compressed Air Car
February 13th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Business, Supply Chain, Technology, automotive, energy
It appears, according to the BBC, we are another step closer to a compressed air car. Let’s start with the highlights:
Runs on compressed air
Seats 5
Will cost about $5,000 (that’s £2,500, imagine what it will be like if the dollar gets stronger!)
Will be licensed to manufacturers to produce locally
uses fuel only on long drives [...]
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Department of Motor Vehicles
November 15th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Commentary, Politics, automotive, government
Ahh, Lynn (over at Business Writing blog) reminded me of a recent response from the Department of Motor Vehicles. I called to ask if the state accepted “out of state” learner’s permits (we just moved to this state.) I was told “no.”
I obviously asked what the legal basis was for that decision, since having already [...]
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Were you Curious?
May 10th, 2007 · No Comments · Podcast, Science, Technology, automotive, energy
Did you want to know what we talked about before we recorded part two? Well here it is!
Quoted from my Brother’s site:
Two Bradys, Two Brothers, Two Doctorates, and at least Two Views.
We discuss our different set ups, Windows for Steve (XP) and Mac OSX for Chris. I followed the directions found here.
More topics covered:
Honda [...]
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Doing my “Civic” Duty
May 6th, 2007 · 5 Comments · Commentary, Politics, Technology, automotive, energy
Those that know me, know that I have not been opposed to “green” ideas, just opposed to paying out the nose for them. Well, the time has come, thanks to Honda, for me to make that next big step. I couldn’t bring myself to buy a Toyota Prius like our good friend Fleshy. [...]
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