Groover ! Posted April 26, 2005 Posted April 26, 2005 Quote My God - you're right yet again ... it had to be a dream! The GM would have had to stop for fuel so many times, it would have lost the trail of the mighty Falcon! Mate your still dreaming !
Anarchi Posted April 29, 2005 Author Posted April 29, 2005 LOL yet another Holden vs Ford battle. I will stick with my 4cyl Civic and reap the benefits of fuel economy when fuel hits $3/L j/k I may have to downgrade to a 125cc motor bike if that happens anytime soon (unless our wages account for the fuel increase).
Tweet Posted April 29, 2005 Posted April 29, 2005 It's a pity the Howard Government couldn't drop the fuel excise to offset the rising costs to the motoring public. It would go a long way to improve the public image of his government as being public money grabbers. C.M
laurie Posted April 30, 2005 Posted April 30, 2005 Quote It's a pity the Howard Government couldn't drop the fuel excise to offset the rising costs to the motoring public. C.M. That will not happen as long as we supply them with Commonwealth cars the future fuel that all is not thinking of is .......U308 cheers laurie
laurie Posted April 30, 2005 Posted April 30, 2005 Quote U235 has a 'bigger bang for the buck', Laurie. Hmmm it appears so! U238 also in the same bang for the buck damm[wished I recorded it ] watched a Discovery Channel show on the use of these fuel source on I think it was on the USS Enterprise it said it basically will run forever cheers laurie
djOS Posted April 30, 2005 Posted April 30, 2005 laurie said: Quote U235 has a 'bigger bang for the buck', Laurie. Hmmm it appears so! U238 also in the same bang for the buck damm[wished I recorded it ] watched a Discovery Channel show on the use of these fuel source on I think it was on the USS Enterprise it said it basically will run forever cheers laurie <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I was at the Hong Kong Science museum last year and in one of their energy exhibits they said that the engery contained in 1 gram of U238 is equal to the energy in an entire barrel of Crude Oil.
laurie Posted April 30, 2005 Posted April 30, 2005 Well in the next 10-15 yrs China will build 30-40 nuclear power stations and India is not too far behind the price a few years ago per US/lb was a low US$9 its's now $24 Chart there has been several Oz companies entering the ASX in the search of U308 in SA there is heaps of the stuff in WA but the goverment has banned mining how many plants on line!... have a guess..the answer is here very interesting table Table cheers laurie
djOS Posted April 30, 2005 Posted April 30, 2005 laurie said: Well in the next 10-15 yrs China will build 30-40 nuclear power stations <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The nice thing about the chinese reactors is that they are the latest generation Pebble Bed Modular Nuclear Reactor's which, unlike the Heavy Water Cooled "old school" Reactors, are inherantly safe (as apposed to inherantly unsafe which is why the old style reactors require extreme levels of redundancy in their safety systems). Physic's dictates that the new PBMR's cant go chernobl/3 mile island on us. check out this article on Wired: PBMR Power Generation The vast majority of Greenies need to pull their collective heads out of their asses, like the founder of green peace & Peter Garret have, and embrace "Safe" Nuclear power generation technologies. The reason being is that they are the only power generation technology capable of replacing the dirty air fouling coal powered Power Stations while also keeping up with the increasing demand for Electricity! Another cool thing is, it looks like Nuclear Reactors will be able to cheaply and efficaintly mass produce Hydrogen. Wired Magazine said: Nuclear hydrogen power: A government laboratory and a private company announced a $2.6 million project to develop hydrogen in a nuclear reactor using a process with the potential to one day trim the country's reliance on fossil fuels.High temperature electrolysis could become economically feasible by using the next generation of nuclear reactors to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, said officials with Ceramatec and the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory. Researchers said the process of obtaining hydrogen by splitting water using electric energy has been known for about 150 years. Its high cost in dollars and electric energy, however, made it an unpopular choice. Researchers admit it will be decades before hydrogen power and its infrastructure are as commonplace as refineries and gas stations. Researchers believe the most immediate use of hydrogen made from the new process would be to upgrade poor-quality petroleum for use as motor fuel, followed by synthesizing existing fuels that cars can use, like gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. Source
laurie Posted April 30, 2005 Posted April 30, 2005 Quote The vast majority of Greenies need to pull their collective heads out of their asses Well said djos.. I believe these groups have a right to express their views as long as they also see the other side of the fence and don't be negative for the sake of it that is why Xstrata wanted WMC for the U308 no other reason some in the industry say it will be $100/lb within three years! cheers laurie
riley454 Posted April 30, 2005 Posted April 30, 2005 Quote BUS IT, if it doesn't get you there on time catch the earlier one. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! But who will help me load a dozen 6 metre long concreting timbers, sheets of 6x2.4M reo mesh, star pickets and hand tools???? And who will help me carry them 3 blocks from the bus stop to the job???? I bet 'fat sweaty' behind the wheel won't. It's the ludicrous price of diesel that will hurt us the more than the price of petrol. Some of us may be able to ride a bike or use public transport and save a few dollars but almost everything we consume relies on diesel(including public transport) and of course costs will be passed on to consumers. Transport companies who deliver goods are the obvious first to increase costs, but what about electricity that we all can't live without? Machines that dig coal, uranium, build wind towers and hydro stations that are the core of power supply all use diesel. Bonus point if you can guess who pays. Two bonus points to anyone who suggests a mainstream product that doesn't rely on diesel before it reaches users and won't increase in cost as all fuel prices rise. (conditions apply)
datvman Posted April 30, 2005 Posted April 30, 2005 Quote BUS IT, if it doesn't get you there on time catch the earlier one. The next 360 before the 7:30 one comes in at 6:30 and only rarely runs in the summertime only. Public transport should be blown up until they can make it like clockwork and make it run on bloody time.
Tweet Posted April 30, 2005 Posted April 30, 2005 Pedal power is the only way to go......The Flintstones got it right the first time. Its a shame we couldn't use some of the hydrogen of the sun. C.M Actually hybrid cars are now being pushed by GWB as an interrim to fuel cell technology being implemented..
laurie Posted April 30, 2005 Posted April 30, 2005 Quote Two bonus points to anyone who suggests a mainstream product that doesn't rely on diesel before it reaches users and won't increase in cost as all fuel prices rise. S...E...X cheers laurie
gclark8 Posted May 1, 2005 Posted May 1, 2005 Quote The next 360 before the 7:30 one comes in at 6:30 and only rarely runs in the summertime only. Public transport should be blown up until they can make it like clockwork and make it run on bloody time.Bring back the trams..
riley454 Posted May 1, 2005 Posted May 1, 2005 Nice try laurie, but what about the diesel used by the farmer who raised the goats?
laurie Posted May 1, 2005 Posted May 1, 2005 Quote Nice try laurie but what about the diesel used by the farmer who raised the goats? Gee at one time diesel was way cheaper than petrol so one is to think once the Fed's work out a tax on LPG it will be up there also! from memory we don't produce the stuff that diesel is made of I stand to be corrected cheers laurie ps hoping you see the funny side Quote Nice try laurie
Santa1503559644 Posted May 2, 2005 Posted May 2, 2005 laurie said: Quote Nice try laurie but what about the diesel used by the farmer who raised the goats? Gee at one time diesel was way cheaper than petrol so one is to think once the Fed's work out a tax on LPG it will be up there also! from memory we don't produce the stuff that diesel is made of I stand to be corrected cheers laurie ps hoping you see the funny side Quote Nice try laurie <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Diesel is churned out from our refineries too, but they can only produce a certain quantity based on how much demand there is for the more popular ULP, from memory.
Digicruiser Posted May 6, 2005 Posted May 6, 2005 So what happened to the vehicles that ran on pig shyte? Anyway, I have a solution, get your partner to push the car with you in it, to work!!! Ring her or him an hour before to come down and push it back! OK you may say that's the cost of burning food fuel - simple, send him or her to their relations place to eat!
Tweet Posted May 6, 2005 Posted May 6, 2005 We could all go to work in Hot Air Balloons. There's plenty of hot air over Canberra. The only problem could be ' road rage ' of the skies so a shotgun is standard equipment. C.M
riley454 Posted May 7, 2005 Posted May 7, 2005 Quote I have a solution, get your partner to push the car with you in it, to work!!! I know a few wives who could do without the extra food fuel to make this an economical alternative and do themselves a favour at the same time! Quote So what happened to the vehicles that ran on pig shyte? I think chicken man answered that question, we just don't know how to harness the energy efficiently. Quote There's plenty of hot air over Canberra.
Digicruiser Posted May 7, 2005 Posted May 7, 2005 Quote I know a few wives who could do without the extra food fuel to make this an economical alternative and do themselves a favour at the same time! Let's start a new Benny Craig (yes I know it's Jenny) and teach those wives how to lose weight very quick like pushing the car to work... It's just about free!!! Besides, it's very "Green", saves money on petrol, partner slims quickly , they get to see the scenary on the way, it's a great way for them to meet other car pushers, and if they are really fat, act as a good cushion between cars if the car behind gets too close - if you want to save brakes too, put your feet up while they try to stop the car too for ya. Hmmm a very cheap and economical green and healthy way to go to work! That will be the promo!
BexTech Posted May 7, 2005 Posted May 7, 2005 There was a programme on UK TV (ITV1) the 6th of May about the rising costs of petrol. You can download it here (6.07mb). I live in Birmingham so have very good local transport, but a car is still easier for shopping and longer distances. (Travel WM) (Centro).
laurie Posted May 7, 2005 Posted May 7, 2005 What was the name of that Aussie guy in WA that invented the Orbitial engine boy that made a huge splash when it first came out some say that the Oil Companies killed the project,any thoughts!! cheers laurie
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