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75 (soon to be 100?) MPG on Biodiesel, in a Roadster

Steve Spence — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:24:45 +0000

From Kinetic’s web site:

This is MAX, which stands for Mother’s Automotive eXperiment. No, we’re not done with it. It needs a streamlined body, for one thing, since we’re shooting for 100 miles per gallon. The engine is a turbocharged 1100cc Kubota diesel, and and even sans streamlining MAX is surprisingly peppy. Peppy enough to win the inaugural Escape from Berkeley race in October ‘08 (Berkeley to Las Vegas without petroleum fuel) thanks to good performance, great mileage, and the ability to run on cooking oil straight out of the bottle. We intend to run the same team this year, when Escape from Berkeley takes us from Berkeley to Mexico; Yours Truly behind the wheel and Sharon Wescott behind the map…unless by some fluke we get a diesel motorcycle whipped together for Sharon, in which case we’ll be calling for volunteers in the right seat.

http://kineticvehicles.com/

More references:

http://www.motherearthnews.com/Green-Transportation/100-MPG-Car.aspx
http://www.locostusa.com/
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Locost_North_America/

I Might As Well Be Naked!

Steve Spence — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:16:57 +0000

We just returned from Anguilla, and thought this reference would be good for our fellow air travelers:

Must Have Travel Reference Guide! 369 Tips!

Airport security restrictions continue to tighten in a post-9/11 world, travelers are often confused or irritated by the airport security process.

Former TSA (Transportation Security Administration) screener Natalia Ippolito wrote “I Might As Well Be Naked! How to Survive Airport Screening with Your Clothes On” to help airline passengers get through security checkpoint as quickly and painlessly as possible.

Full of real-life anecdotes, this small book offers BIG advice on reducing travel stress.

Anguilla Solar

Steve Spence — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:11:00 +0000

We just got back from our trip to Anguilla. We helped Francoise set up her new solar power system. Two Kyocera 130 watt PV panels, a Xantrex C35 charge controller, a Trimetric Battery Meter, a Morningstar Microsine 300 sine wave inverter, and a 70 ah AGM battery, power up 3 Compact Fluorescent Lights, A LG WP-680N Washing Machine (260 Watts) and a Shurflo 12v pump. Two weeks of testing, and we were never able to pull the battery below 12.4 volts. The system consistently output 1.5 kWh’s daily. More pics at http://www.green-trust.org/Anguilla Solar/.