Category Archives: Cars

A commercial!

Posted on March 22, 2007 by

I’m not in the habit of linking to ads from my blog, but this one is pretty fun if you’re into car racing.

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Carver

Posted on February 20, 2007 by

Check out this interesting three wheeled car, they have videos, a WordPress blog and bbPress forums.

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Rinspeed concept car

Posted on February 14, 2007 by

AutoBlog: “Rinspeed seems to have a knack for coming up with wonderfully quirky answers to questions no one was really asking.”

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Biodiesel progress report

Posted on January 18, 2007 by

After a couple of months and 1000 miles running my Landcruiser on biodiesel I have the following to report: Pros: Feels great to be driving on soybeans! Getting gas at SFbiofuels has been easy (very nice people there too) The … Continue reading →

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Switching to biodiesel, part IV

Posted on December 3, 2006 by

It’s taken me a while, but I have finally made my transition to biodiesel! In the last installment I talked about picking up my diesel Land Rover in Port Hueneme and then getting it ready for the road. Well, something … Continue reading →

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Switching to biodiesel, part III

Posted on September 11, 2006 by

I’ve gotten quite a few questions about my progress on getting my diesel Land Rover into the country and running on biodiesel. Well, some things have gone well and some haven’t . In my last installment I described how I … Continue reading →

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Switching to biodiesel, part II

Posted on July 22, 2006 by

After deciding to give biodiesel a try, I had to get a diesel car. It’s not the easiest task in the world to find a good diesel in San Francisco. Because of current regulations, you can’t buy a new diesel … Continue reading →

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Switching to biodiesel, part I

Posted on July 11, 2006 by

Back in February, Braughm gave me the idea to try out biodiesel. Pretty soon thereafter, I decided that I want to switch my primary car over to a renewable fuel. This has taken a little bit of research, which I’d … Continue reading →

Posted in Biodiesel, Cars, Ethanol | 6 Comments