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General Efficiency Discussion
05-12-2019, 10:32 AM
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Buy a trailer (instead of a pickup truck)
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AlexanderB
Busses with passenger trailers I haven't seen,...
Busses with passenger trailers I haven't seen, but 'harmonica' busses have been around since forever
https://www.zone01.be/imgs/verdieping/tijdlijn/198102.jpg
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General Efficiency Discussion
09-15-2017, 05:19 AM
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Lower "forever" oil prices?
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AlexanderB
You can always tax cars by weight, every month,...
You can always tax cars by weight, every month, and add a x3 bonus multiplier on it for 'missed income' from more efficient fuels like diesel.
Or tax cars upon initial purchase/import based on...
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General Efficiency Discussion
05-23-2017, 05:35 AM
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Good MPG Target for Mass Market (Eco Rant)
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AlexanderB
They're quite aggressively pushing for local air...
They're quite aggressively pushing for local air quality over global emissions, the results are sometimes quite strange.
Previously, they'd always been pushing for "CO2 reduction" to reduce...
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General Efficiency Discussion
05-04-2017, 02:30 PM
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Good MPG Target for Mass Market (Eco Rant)
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AlexanderB
It feels like it, yes. As a student, I'm...
It feels like it, yes.
As a student, I'm barely scraping by on the money I make from work and the money my parents donate me. I'm told the wellfare program pays almost triple what I spend a...
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EcoModding Central
05-04-2017, 01:39 PM
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What car would you CREATE?
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AlexanderB
This: ...
This:
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/4c/1f/97/4c1f97d78b0038db4c50b4dac8af0717.jpg
With the front suspension of this:...
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General Efficiency Discussion
03-08-2017, 09:45 AM
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Buy a trailer (instead of a pickup truck)
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AlexanderB
Negative trailer hitch weight (having the trailer...
Negative trailer hitch weight (having the trailer pull up on the ball) is a recepy for a massive crash, while positive trailer weight (only has to be like 50-100kg depending on how much the hitch is...
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General Efficiency Discussion
01-26-2017, 11:12 AM
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Buy a trailer (instead of a pickup truck)
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AlexanderB
Thats how we Europeans see America, yes. Its also...
Thats how we Europeans see America, yes. Its also why we're angry about paying $8+ a gallon while the Americans cry about $3 being "sooo much". Also why we're angry about America burning through 30%...
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General Efficiency Discussion
06-24-2016, 04:43 PM
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Buy a trailer (instead of a pickup truck)
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AlexanderB
That's not how that works, trailer weight (tow...
That's not how that works, trailer weight (tow rating) is a separate number from the car weight. You can load your car to weight *and* tow a trailer.
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General Efficiency Discussion
05-27-2016, 05:29 PM
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Buy a trailer (instead of a pickup truck)
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AlexanderB
Some more econobox trailer action.. ...
Some more econobox trailer action..
http://i.imgur.com/qTnSoCm.jpg
Delivered 17 sheets of 10ft x 2ft x 1/2" drywall sheets, and had to get the big trailer because the smaller one didn't fit the...
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General Efficiency Discussion
08-26-2015, 11:38 AM
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Buy a trailer (instead of a pickup truck)
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AlexanderB
That pop up trailer reminds me of my own camping...
That pop up trailer reminds me of my own camping trailer..
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-IobWd4tYAMk/TlrQf1FAVZI/AAAAAAAACfM/OTv-D0YtZVA/2011-08-26%25252017.32.45.jpg
Towed behind my...
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General Efficiency Discussion
06-10-2015, 06:28 AM
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AlexanderB
Its an all-terrain hooklift container truck with...
Its an all-terrain hooklift container truck with a flatbed container on it..
So yeah, its roll back, but it rolls back untill its all the way on the ground, then the truck can drive away. :)...
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Fossil Fuel Free
11-15-2014, 12:07 PM
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Hot-rodding the Toyota MGR
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AlexanderB
its kinda similar to a collet adapter I've used...
its kinda similar to a collet adapter I've used on a smaller scale (model airplane, 1kw BLDC engine to proppeller), they work pretty well. :) Looks good.
I hope that wouldn't upset the balance of...
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Fossil Fuel Free
11-08-2014, 06:27 PM
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Building a battery pack (cheaply)
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AlexanderB
Ah, yeah. I wonder though, is spending all...
Ah, yeah.
I wonder though, is spending all that money really worth it? because I think $350 worth of cells and whatever worth of extra materials just to replace a $100 starter battery is kinda.....
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Off-Topic Tech
11-07-2014, 04:15 PM
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Automobile Registration Costs
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AlexanderB
Netherlands, probably the most expensive country...
Netherlands, probably the most expensive country in Europe to own and drive a car. Here you pay:
When buying or importing a car.
- untill recently, purchase tax, some 45-50% of the new price. The...
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Fossil Fuel Free
11-05-2014, 07:25 PM
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Building a battery pack (cheaply)
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AlexanderB
Building a battery pack (cheaply)
Well, since my long(er) term goal is to drive an electric car, and however much I want one, I really can't afford a Tesla Roadster, I'll have to DIY one. :)
In this topic I want to document the...
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Introductions
11-01-2014, 04:07 PM
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Hello (again) from the Netherlands
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AlexanderB
If all goes well, I just bought 95 laptop...
If all goes well, I just bought 95 laptop batteries for €20.
To get them here, I paid €80 for courier shipping, as none of the normal shipping companies want to touch a 34 kg box full of li-ion...
Forum:
EcoModding Central
11-01-2014, 08:02 AM
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paid $2.69......
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AlexanderB
Yeah.. Oil prices going up, gas prices going...
Yeah..
Oil prices going up, gas prices going up.
War in <far away>, gas prices going up.
Oil prices going down? Gas prices still going up, magic!
Winter is comming? Gas prices going up.
Oil...
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Hypermiling / EcoDriver's Ed
10-15-2014, 04:02 PM
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33
steep downhill coasting
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Posted By
AlexanderB
No problem. Probably lower, at a much...
No problem.
Probably lower, at a much lower speed. :)
Forum:
Introductions
10-14-2014, 03:25 PM
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Hello (again) from the Netherlands
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AlexanderB
Yeah, the blue one. Very sad ending to that car.....
Yeah, the blue one. Very sad ending to that car..
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/AlexB/AX/dscf1076-600.jpg
I love my diesel, hopefully overhauling+modding the engine will improve the MPG back...
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EcoModding Central
10-13-2014, 08:38 AM
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new convert. engine wont go above 2k revs, starting isses+cut out a few times.
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Posted By
AlexanderB
WVO is often too thick for the fuel system,...
WVO is often too thick for the fuel system, especially in modern diesels. Put in the lift pump first!
Other than that, I highly recommend processing the WVO into biodiesel before running it as...
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