News Is it time to rethink our reliance on oil?

[slugcountry]

Well it finally happened. I'm still going to be driving my car around though, as there's no adequate and timely public transport to get me to and from where I need to go.

Still you would think somethings got to give.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

According to Newsweek, the Honda Civic Diesel get 55 mpg in combined highway and city driving, which is 5 mpg better than their gasoline powered hybrid. The price of biodiesel is about $3.00 a gallon in the US.

 

[chemisttree]

My Mariner hybrid still averages 33+ MPG (DLMG)!

DLMG = Driving Like My Grandma

 

[mgb_phys]

I don't know what my 1.2L Citroen diesel did 10years ago - I can't remember ever having to fill it up!

 

[Contrapositive]

Well it finally happened. I'm still going to be driving my car around though, as there's no adequate and timely public transport to get me to and from where I need to go.

Still you would think somethings got to give.

Too bad. They have pretty good public transportation here at Florida State/Tallahassee, 100% free for students. I haven't owned a car in three years and have probably saved over a thousand dollars in gas money.

 

[binzing]

Looks like Cheney'll be celebrating. We have a Civic Hybrid, its pretty cool.