A Gasoline Perspective

[rwagon57]

I just received a post card from a co-worker vacationing in Norway. Gas is 12K/liter, the exchange rate is 6.2 kroner/$1, therefore a gallon of gas is approximately $7.45/gallon. I still don't like what we're paying here, but d@*% its really expensive there.

[dq409]

How much of that is tax?

[rwagon57]

:dunno I'll ask Tom when he gets home.

[dq409]

One thing to remember when quoting gas prices in any European country is these countries have very high gas taxes.

These countries have a great rail and public transpotation systems and the governments discourage use of the automobile in favor of these systems.

This is taken off the net:

They Did It Norway
Norway's high gas and auto taxes lead to lower gas consumption
Americans, who view cheap oil as a divine birthright and throw a tantrum when gas prices exceed $2, would surely view Norway as a strange and alien land if they, ahem, knew anything about it. Despite the Scandinavian country's huge oil reserves -- it is the world's third-largest exporter of black gold -- gas prices hover around $6.66 (Satan's price!), roughly two-thirds of which is gas tax. Benighted Norwegians also pay up to $395 a year per vehicle in auto taxes, and import duties substantially jack up the prices of SUVs and large trucks. As a result, per capita oil consumption hovers around 1.9 gallons a day, compared to America's three gallons. Surely revolt is imminent? Um, no. "There is no political will to change the system," says radio announcer Torgald Sorli. Perhaps the country's average income, among the world's highest, eases the burden a bit. Or maybe it's the 37.5-hour work week, or the five weeks of vacation. Or the plentiful public transportation. Or maybe they just hate freedom.

[oil4kids]

this guys invention gets 100 miles on 4 ozs of water

http://hytechapps.com/aquygen/hhos


www.hytechapps.com


I went to see the aquagen 2 weeks ago and it does everything it says and welds bar aluminum even better then stated
I opened up the top of the aquagen to look inside to make sure there was no bs

[dq409]

Gasoline will be a thing of the past when this guys invention gets 100 miles on 4 ozs of water

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Oil, I don`t see where this will make gasoline a thing of the past.:dunno

This is a great addition to saving gas but as stated on the web site it is used with gas to increase milage 20 - 30 %.

A car that gets 20 mph will only see a benefit of 4 mpg at 20%.

Not significant in my book.

The aquagen gas on the other hand looks pretty cool !! ,, dq

[oil4kids]

you may want to see these websites

http://waterpoweredcar.com/stanmeyer.html


http://befreetech.com/historypoliticstech.htm

and click on the
Stanley Meyer's Water Powered Car
Fastest Speed Dial-Up Speed

[oil4kids]

hey dq409



http://wcco.com/local/local_story_101192829.html

[dq409]

OK,,, I remember that link to the dune buggy and THAT is a replacement for oil !!

I was just stating that the first artical was not.,,,,,

Interesting story on Meyers and how and why he died !!!:mad:

[oil4kids]

this is even more weird

http://waterpoweredcar.com/nz.html



I think this water stuff is interesting but i still think a 425HP 409 sucking down Sunoco 260 still tops the list

[raymar58454]

I'm sure that 260 has a better aroma than water too.:D
Ray