It rained and rained and rained some more, yesterday. We snuggled in to read books, which is always a treat.
I subscribe to gas.2.0 and always find interesting content since I own an electric hybrid Toyota, and the site covers all vehicles electric and otherwise. On August 4th, he blogged that electric car sales rose 530% over 2012. There are people resistant to the new technology, but other countries have gainfully embraced it.
That said, Nissan, Honda and Toyota have decided to work together and standardize the electric plug for EVs. Next on the list, is standardizing the pumping stations to remove one of the perceived obstacles in going electric.
Now, Gas.2.0 gives information on all sorts of vehicles? The Spyder home airplane is now available in the U.S. in kit form.
Ultralight aircraft manufacturer Greenwing International has just released pricing for its latest all-electric airplane, the eSpyder – and, for just $39,990, you can park one in your garage today. In kit form, anyway.
According to GreenWing’s stated figures, the 32 hp electric motor can propel the eSpyder to maximum air speed of 68 mph. Peak efficiency, though, is found in an “economy cruise” mode that holds the tiny plane at 38 mph, which translates to about 90 minutes of flying time in between 2-3 hour battery charges. Spiffy. Not for me, but, down the line..who knows. It may be the wave of the transportation future along with driverless cars.
And why would a vehicle site be interested in Fracking and agriculture? Because we are talking fuel, here. Fracking is touting jobs they can’t deliver and the oil industry is holding onto an unsafe process with a death grip.
American farms are struggling to attract workers. Farmers have jobs, but no applicants – and they concede that the problem is only getting worse as innovation in alternative fuels like ethanol and biodiesel, as well as growing demand for the materials necessary to make plant-based renewable plastic pushes up demand for their products to the point that there are thousands of jobs waiting to be filled.
With green jobs growth out-pacing literally every other US industry, this is a serious problem. And with a whole new generation of college students entering the arena in the spring, maybe someone should promote American Ag degrees.
Thank you Gas.2.0 for writing my blog today.
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We absolutely enjoy your photographs and your sharing of historical sites. Do you have an email address where we can direct some questions? We are curious on how you find such unique places to visit. Do you have a particular campground directory or resource that you use?
Thank you
Unique places are easier to find if you travel the back roads as much as possible and stay off the Interstates. A book that we like is Road Trip USA, Cross Country Adventures On America’s Two Lane Highways. We try not to hurry or miss anything, but we miss sooo much that we’d like to stay for, but, you can’t see it all in one pass through. Jim looks ahead with a search engine on the computer as we move along to find things ahead of us, mostly figuring out where we are going to stay. Then, you can look at the neighborhood and adjacent attractions, restaurant, museums, etc. with Google Earth. My email address is mgmatzek@sbcglobal.net for any questions you want answered. Glad you are enjoying our travels.