Friday, September 02, 2005

Smaller cars

In an effort to cut down on fuel consumption, GM has decided to make compact versions of the Corvette.

Alternative fuel sources

So recently with high gas prices the way they are I have been looking at other forms of fuel. It all started the other day when I happened on a TV show called Trucks!, which I had seen before but something caught my eye. The host was talking about biodiesel and how to make biodiesel at home. Since then I have talked to numerous friends and family about diesel engines. It turns out that I am not the only one curious about this and many are interested in joining a coop or willing to pitch in and split on a setup to create our own diesel. So over the next couple weeks you will probably see an increase in diesel engine/car/fuel related info. I have quite an interest in this now due to the fact that I drive almost 60+ miles a day to work and home. If you have interesting links or are curious about something, feel free to email me and I will post stuff you find or the questions you have.

Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Diesel motorcycle


Because of recent high prices in gasoline in the US, I have been doing a lot of research in to diesel engines and various alternatives to diesel fuel(ie. biodiesel). I came across this diesel motorcycle, which I had seen before. It comes from a company in Sweden called Star Twin. Check out these pictures, pretty cool looking sport bike to me, and its got power. Supposidly it has 150 bhp with 250 foot pounds torque with a couple small changes to the engine management software, and it only ways 450 lbs. not great, but not bad for a 1200cc bike.

Tuesday, August 30, 2005