[Gasification] Gasification Digest, Vol 11, Issue 1

[Peter Singfield]

At 09:22 AM 5/2/2007 +0530, Viswanathan KS wrote:
>Dear Peter
>
>with such high cost of gasoline at $5.15, I am curious to your average
>annual consumption of gasoline. In Mumbai gasoline costs
>$6.0 aprox. and I use my car about twice a month.
>
>KSV
>


I have cut my average consumption drastically!!

1: No more traveling at all simply for the sake of taking a ride -- 

2: Getting a small motorcycle and rigging that to carry a 100 lb load
easily -- solving 80% or more of my "shopping"  needs.

3: The diesel mule for heavy hauling -- very slow -- but 3 times or more
less fuel consumption.

4: Installing a Chinese "paddle-drive" 4 HP diesel outboard on my 3 ton
capacity work boat -- which now achieves 40 mpg diesel -- though at only 5
mph.

I use my car -- which has a special roof rack and can be loaded heavily --
about once per week.

Idling in 5th gear -- over drive -- at 28 mph -- I manage better than 45
miles to a single gallon of gasoline.

The end result is I am paying out less now for fuel costs that I was even
ten years ago -- when gasoline was less than half this present price.

Peter/Belize