Recent Posts Tagged With 'fuel'

• Fire at Pertamina’s Plumpang Oil Depot

  Posted on Sunday January 18th, 2009 at 16:05 in world, indonesia, fire, jakarta, fuel, oil depot

  Currently, there is a huge fire happening in Jakarta.  An oil depot near an area called Plumpang, owned by Pertamina, exploded and caused a massive fire.  Usually I get this news late, but this particular accident happened near my parents-in-law...

• Hydrogen Cars No Longer a Pipe Dream

  Posted on Saturday December 20th, 2008 at 00:02 in Cars, Alternative, honda, Driving, fuel, hydrogen

  I was one of those people who were skeptical about the future of hydrogen powered cars.  It’s mostly due to the many empty promises from the big automakers like Daimler-Chrysler or Ford to deliver one to the mass market.  The research (red ta...

• Hybrid Car Reality

  Posted on Friday September 19th, 2008 at 01:42 in Car, Driving, battery, fuel

  I’ve always said it and will continue to say it:  I’m a Hybrid car fan.  The fuel economy (whopping 45 MPG city driving), the quiet auto-stop, the smooth acceleration, the electricity regeneration braking system, or simply the concept o...

• Shopping for a New Car

  Posted on Tuesday July 29th, 2008 at 00:09 in Car, stuff, Cost, fuel, mpg

  After the accident, my next step now is to get a new car.  I’ve thought about buying a used car to save some money. I was looking for used Civic LX and Camry LE cars from 2006, or newer.  However, as I was browsing the classified ads, I notic...

• Hypermile

  Posted on Thursday June 19th, 2008 at 18:54 in Driving, savings, safety, fuel, mpg, hypermile

  A few people around me are talking about doing a “hypermile” with their cars.  In a nutshell, hypermiling is a fuel economy maximizing behavior, or a set of tricks to gain more miles per gallon.  For the most part, the recommendations a...

• Fuel Saving Techniques - Smart Driving

  Posted on Monday June 9th, 2008 at 17:20 in Driving, savings, gas, fuel, conserve

  Gas price is now averaging $4/gallon in United States, and may hit $7/gal by 2010. It’s important that everyone knows how to maximize their fuel consumption by driving intelligently. I found these driving efficiency tips from Martin Lewis’...