petrol prices

I'm with you on that one bro. I was in Britian a few years back when 'the people', mosty farmers and truckers, blockaded fuel refineries all over the country. Within 3 days it brought the country to it's knees and wiped the smug grin off that arsehole Blair's face.
Talking of George dubya's favorite puppet, it seems that these global price hikes ( as of midnight tonight, 10 cents is going on petrol in New Zealand ) are simply funding American foreign policy. Bombing Arabs costs money and preying on the appathy of the working man is a good way of bringing in the pinger's.

 

I think this post has been on many forums now. However, if you read the replies on rgv250.co.uk, surposingly bhp etc dont actually make a great deal on selling petrol compared to other business deals.

And smaller petrol stations probably still buy their petrol from the bigger corporations anyway.

 

And the reason for me resurecting this post?
Whilst driving to work this morning the radio news said that the EXXON Group has just anounced the ' largest profit ever made in American history'
Cynical motherfcukers, all the shite about natural disaster and state of the world ecconomy "FORCING" prices rises is just a smoke screen for corperate America to line its own pocket's at the expense of everyone else.
If I lived there, I'd buy me a gun and go huntin fer fat cats.

And your average American cant understand why the Muslim world hates them with a suicidal passion.
Pure genius.

 

I was really pissed off too. Everytime I fill up too....

 

Well, at current consumption rates there won't be oil in 50 years. That means in 40 years harvestable oil will be near impossible to find and extract. with China's consumption climbing seven-fold in the last two years, and the rest of the planets consumption also steadily rising, looks like automobiles are going to have to double their effeciency. In fact, I think that the 'generation X' of the 70's are going to be the only generation to see oil fueled machinery throughout their lives. It's scary.

Some think that burning oil is the dumbest thing since ravers. Stupid ravers, hanging out at the NOS tent.. yeah they so cool...
Anyways back on track: Oil takes millions of years to form, and we're BURNING it!? It's like using gold for catapults, you know? Hydrocarbons are increasingly being used for other means, and when we develop some kinda hydrocarbon-made superconductor or whatever, we won't have it...

No I'm not a hippie, but I do feel inclined to speak out when stuff directly affects me

 

Outer. Why do Muslims hate America?

 

All generalisations are untrue. including this one.
But they certainly dont do themselves any favours either, in particular the current illegal invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq.
Children dying in malnourished poverty while supertankers queue up in the gulf to rape the land of oil, kindly aided by an American led " peace keeping force"
Anybody remember who installed Saddam Hussien into power???

 

One of the latest AMCN magazines (mid October) was discussing Yamahas new Fuel cell bikes which Yamaha has said will be ready for Production by 2006. Whether they will start production in 2006 is another story.

 

I will have to go dig that one out... I would like a fuel-cell bike for a commuter.

 

Cool. What kind of fuel cell though? Petroleum fuel cell or hydrogen. Both are good, just wondering which one..

Most likely petroleum so you can still fill 'er up. But wow that would mean like triple effeciency!

That would also mean my prediction was wrong. looks like no one will see combustion engines flourish throughout their entire lives (maybe from 1935 to 2000 if they were rich and had a car back then - but I dont consider that a *flourish*)

 

It was a hydrogen fuel cell. They were also cross promoting the fact that they wanted the fuel cell potable so it could be taken out to run other items around the house or on the road.

 

I seen that to I think. Looked like a montinbike with a fuel cell attched.

 

Considering the rate technology is increasing..the combustion engine has done very well. They date back over 100 years ago!! Bring on the new stuff I say..the only problem is, how long will it take before we get the performance of an R1 our of a fuel cell or wateva other new technologies will hit the market....Thats gonna take a while.

 

You say that, and yet the amount of torque available from a decent electric motor is phenominal! The only problem is creating some way of storing enough electricity to give decent range.

The most interesting development i've seen recently was a group of highschool/uni students in the U.S took a moderately fast car and added 2 electric motors to it to drive the 2 previously unpowered wheels - what resulted was some insane vehicle that would accelerate from 0-100km/h in just over 3 seconds whilst retaining the driveability of the regular car. The electric motors would slowly recharge from the primary petrol motor, then when activated would give an almighty surge of torque over doubling the car's output.

Just imagine an R1 with an electric motor on it... single gear all the way to 40,000rpm, with enough torque to wheelstand nearly instantly. (Most of the torque from electric motors is from very low rpm). <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s -->