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Thread: Fuel Prices.
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03-19-2022, 07:05 AM #801
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03-19-2022, 09:27 AM #802
Hahahah. Ok. Now that's funny! Bring back the rickshaw!
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03-19-2022, 09:29 AM #803
Saw an electric Harley-Davidson driving through Austin the other day. My first time seeing one. Not gonna lie. I thought it was a pretty nice looking bike. I'd ride one. Don't know anything about them, but looked good flying down the highway. Passed me at a pretty good clip. The electric whirrrr actually sounded kinda cool too.
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03-19-2022, 09:29 AM #804Registered User
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I spent $328 for gas this week
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03-19-2022, 11:09 AM #805
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03-19-2022, 03:12 PM #806Registered User
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4.38 for premium (93) this afternoon
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03-19-2022, 05:53 PM #807
It’s times like this I’m so glad I bought about 75litres of premium for the gennies and sled last fall at $1.60/L. Over $2.30/L here now.
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03-20-2022, 11:56 AM #808
https://www.longwayup.com/long-way-up
In the case of California two factors are often pointed out to partially account for high gas prices: state gas taxes, and special fuel mix which is more expensive. I haven't read through the whole thread, so this may have been addressed already, but what I'd like to understand is if it's not gouging on the part of the oil company and/or station owner then why is gas $7/gal at some stations when it's still under $6/gal at others? Are there also local taxes or other things that feed in to the price?
In Tahoe you can often see a price differential approaching $1/gal at stations less than a mile apart. I attribute that to station owners planning on catching well-heeled tourists gassing up on their way out of town, not really caring about the price. Same thing that explains the who and why of $200 lift tickets. (Locals clearly are not going to pay either.)
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03-21-2022, 12:49 PM #809
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03-21-2022, 07:29 PM #810
Topped up E85 today for the fist time (was at 1/2 tank, but was in the neighborhood) and did the quick math:
E85 = $2.999/gallon
91 Octane = $4.549/gallon
So the E85 was 2/3 the price of the 91 O, or 66%.
I was getting 23m/g on 91 octane.
In the the first 160 miles of using E85 I got 19.2m/g (in the same driving conditions)
So I am getting 83.4% of the millage I was getting before, for 66% the price.
Or for every $100 spend I'll get:
505 miles on 91 Octane
or
640 Miles on E85.
Just the first calculation, but I'll keep tracking it.Last edited by Dee Hubbs; 03-21-2022 at 11:21 PM.
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03-21-2022, 07:54 PM #811one of those sickos
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03-21-2022, 10:18 PM #812Registered User
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Fuel Prices.
Interesting that they refer to them as microreactors instead small modular reactors (SMR).
A small modular reactor (SMR) is a nuclear fission reactor that features factory-built-and-assembled modules in a variety of configurations and electricity outputs. About 1/10 to 1/4 the size of a traditional nuclear energy plant, SMRs feature compact, simplified designs with advanced safety features. Small modular reactors are envisioned to vary in size according to configuration.
Modular designs make it possible to assemble major reactor components in a factory and add reactor modules as needed. SMRs can be used for power generation, process heat, desalination or other industrial applications.
https://inl.gov/trending-topic/small-modular-reactors/
Pretty sure construction on a proto has already begun in Idaho.
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03-22-2022, 07:52 AM #813
I'm not a nuclear physicist or anything close to that. Duh. Naive question. Is there enough fissionable product in "spent" fuel rods that can be recovered in a safe way to work in some other kind of reactor other than the traditional water moderated ones they came out of?
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03-22-2022, 11:17 AM #814
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03-22-2022, 11:30 AM #815Registered User
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03-22-2022, 11:48 AM #816Registered User
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03-22-2022, 11:54 AM #817
Are you one of those "LoUd PipES SaVE LivEs " boomers?
My old crotch rocket wasn't loud at normal revs. I somehow managed to survive.
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03-22-2022, 11:54 AM #818Registered User
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03-22-2022, 12:41 PM #819
Heh. I got a laugh once when I went through a small town (Hyde Park, VT) on my BMW K75 and the local scruffian kids starting yelling at me for driving a rice rocket(???). I gave a little throttle so they could hear that special zzzzzzzz sound those BMWs make. Just because it didn't sound like the muffler fell off it was japanese?
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03-22-2022, 02:56 PM #820
Ya, my kid was really quiet when he walked to school. So we put a siren on his head. It was really, really shitty for all the other humans in the neighborhood, but hey, the little guy never got hit! Head sirens save lives!
I'm filing up at 5.09 at the Love's in central California. My commute just got way more expensive.
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03-22-2022, 03:37 PM #821
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03-22-2022, 03:39 PM #822
Ethanol free is $5.99/gallon here.
Go that way really REALLY fast. If something gets in your way, TURN!
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03-22-2022, 05:00 PM #823
The price of regular is changing so quickly we'll let you know when you finish filling up.
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03-22-2022, 08:23 PM #824Registered User
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03-22-2022, 09:03 PM #825Registered User
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Where is Summit when you need him?
https://world-nuclear.org/informatio...lear-fuel.aspx
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