Davey G. Johnson makes an appearance in 419′s garage, this week to debate Farah on the new Lotus Eagle, the announcement of Ferrari hybrid technology, supercar fuel economy and the problems NOPI is facing. – Garage419

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These days there are a lot of small cars pounding their chests and claiming they get the best gas mileage around. Well, we got tired of the talk and decided to settle the score. Right here, right now!

We picked three cars from our long-term fleet known for squeezing extra miles out of every gallon of gas: the spunky 2008 Smart Fortwo with a 1.0-liter, three-cylinder engine, the thrifty 2008 Ford Focus SES coupe with a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine and a 2005 Volkswagen Jetta TDI, with its legendary 1.9-liter “TDI” diesel engine. Then we added a heavily favored gasoline-electric hybrid to the mix: a 2008 Toyota Prius.

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How to Save Gas without Gas Savings

http://live.pirillo.com – We all cringe when we pull up to the gas pumps these days. Unfortunately, our griping won’t lower the prices at the pump. Here are some tips sent in by a reader to help you conserve gasoline, and hopefully save you some money.

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Crude oil inventories were released yesterday and natural gas today. Crude rallied yesterday in the wake of the report despite the fact that oil inventories actually rose much further than expected. I believe there were two bullish aspects of the report. First, gasoline inventories dropped about twice as much as had been expected. And secondly, the demand figures released as part of the report suggest that there hasn’t yet been much demand destruction in the US despite the slowing economy and high energy prices.

The trends in the report are broadly bullish for the beleaguered refining industry. I do think we’ll see a seasonal surge in this group into May though I have some longer-term concerns with respect to the industry.

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We are entering the Peak Oil era. The growth of oil production is slowing, driving up oil and gasoline gas prices, firing inflation, driving unemployment, straining our global economy, and threatening to collapse our entire system. We are reaching Peak Oil and we are unprepared. Teacher Aaron Wissner, in a compact 10 minutes video summary, details Peak Oil, the evidence, the impacts, and the solutions. See the full one-hour video at LocalFuture.org. Also, at YouTube, see the conclusion, of that presentation, part 5 of 5, which highlights the impacts, underlying problem, and solutions to Peak Oil.

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