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Old 03-18-2022, 08:20 PM   #141 (permalink)
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I wish one of my vehicles had flex fuel as that is only 3,59 a gallon the price per mile would be way less even if it got 5-6mpg less
Before flexfuels became usual in my country, I remember some folks tried to use ethanol in gasoline-powered cars without further mods, believing the EFI would have the ability to "fix" the AFR. I wouldn't try it, even though EFI really makes it easier for most vehicles to also handle better the much-higher ethanol content of Brazilian gasoline without further mods compared to carburettors...

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Old 03-23-2022, 04:54 AM   #142 (permalink)
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Did your mileage drop after disabling the v4 mode? I notice epa says you should be getting 21mpg average. My Sequoia gets around 17-18 and I haven't done anything besides taller and skinnier tires. Although nevermind i see you probably have insane traffic and ours isn't that bad.
it's actually windy often
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If you want to minimize the effects of headwinds and tailwinds on your car, install an airspeed indicator so that you can compare your airspeed to your ground speed. This lets you determine when you are in a head/tail wind situation, so you can drop your ground speed to compensate for the added drag of a headwind or increase your ground speed, if desired, to take advantage of a tailwind. Also, if you are in a drafting situation, it lets you know the best position for optimum drafting effect. Airspeed indicators sold for ultralight aircraft cover the usual highway speeds.
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Old 03-23-2022, 03:34 PM   #144 (permalink)
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If you want to minimize the effects of headwinds and tailwinds on your car, install an airspeed indicator so that you can compare your airspeed to your ground speed. This lets you determine when you are in a head/tail wind situation, so you can drop your ground speed to compensate for the added drag of a headwind or increase your ground speed, if desired, to take advantage of a tailwind. Also, if you are in a drafting situation, it lets you know the best position for optimum drafting effect. Airspeed indicators sold for ultralight aircraft cover the usual highway speeds.
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Old 03-23-2022, 04:41 PM   #145 (permalink)
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Here in New Zealand my electricity price is over $0.38/KWh, but my solar pays me back $o.12/KWh.
Here in The Netherlands its €0.73/kwh for new contracts, since over a month.
Thats $0.80/kwh. Our provider went bank rupt a little bit earlier so our price is a little lower but not by much.

1Mil BTU= $94.60.

Both for a 1 year contract

Cheapest gas E10 $9.23 a gallon thats the cheapest station in about 30 miles radius. Average price $10.11 a gallon.

Prices are nuts everywhere. Lets hope it will turn around, but i dont think so.

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Here in The Netherlands its €0.73/kwh for new contracts, since over a month.
Thats $0.80/kwh. Our provider went bank rupt a little bit earlier so our price is a little lower but not by much.

1Mil BTU= $94.60.

Both for a 1 year contract

Cheapest gas E10 $9.23 a gallon thats the cheapest station in about 30 miles radius. Average price $10.11 a gallon.

Prices are nuts everywhere. Lets hope it will turn around, but i dont think so.
looks like we are seeing a turn around here locally $5.33 it was 5.69 a couple of weeks ago(same station)

the next cheapest station is $5.79 0.46 more
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Down to $3.80 here, $3.6X 12 miles north
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Down to $3.80 here, $3.6X 12 miles north
Just checked the gas station is $5.29... by next week at this rate it will be under $5 a gallon
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If you want to minimize the effects of headwinds and tailwinds on your car, install an airspeed indicator so that you can compare your airspeed to your ground speed. This lets you determine when you are in a head/tail wind situation, so you can drop your ground speed to compensate for the added drag of a headwind or increase your ground speed, if desired, to take advantage of a tailwind. Also, if you are in a drafting situation, it lets you know the best position for optimum drafting effect. Airspeed indicators sold for ultralight aircraft cover the usual highway speeds.
Some 20 years ago I installed an aircraft airspeed indicator on my F250 truck that I still use for towing a travel trailer. It registers up to 100 MPH, which is more than sufficient for my needs.

The airspeed registers exactly the same as the speedometer's ground speed when it's calm, but in a blowing wind the instrument really shows the effect the wind has on drag, both positive and negative.

I will also say that the airspeed indicator needle really gets busy in heavy traffic with all the moving objects passing by the vehicle.

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