alt.energy.renewable

Anthony Matonak wrote:
> Rob Dekker wrote:
>
>> Here is an idea :
>> US cars use mostly automatic transmissions.
>> Automatic transmissions increase fuel usage by about an average 10%
>> (some claim even more than that).
>> About half of oil consumption goes to gasoline for these vehicles (?)
>> So, let's all switch to a stick-shift, and we save about 1 million
>> barrels of oil per day (5% of US consumption).
>> Maybe even more..
>
>
> Here is an idea :
> Motorcycles use far less fuel than cars.
> So, let's all switch to motorcycles and we all save millions of
> barrels of oil per day.
>
> Even better, if you don't need to go very far or fast, a moped
> uses even less fuel than a motorcyle. They sell electric mopeds
> that don't use any fuel at all.
>
> Without cars on the roads, riding a motorcycle is much safer.
>
> Anthony

Better still, people should re-learn how to walk to where they're going
when it's only a short distance. For instance, when I was in grade
school, I walked there each day. Now kids expect a ride.

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