3.55 in sacramento

 

 

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Giddy environmentalists are chanting "We told you so!" with greater frequency than normal. It's not because the Hummer H2 is rumored to be endangered, it's not about saving the threatened yellow-legged dung beetle of Easter Island, and it isn't even about the president's motorcade running out of gas (although that would be hysterical). Instead, our earth-amorous friends are saying this because green cars are great ideas for more of us than ever before. Even Ferrari is hinting at developing a green car (well, green by Ferrari standards) with its FXX Mille-Chili engineering and design study.

Having said that, we figured it was time for a look at our favorite green cars, which means a rundown of the least-polluting cars with the highest mileage. We threw out discontinued and hiatus models plus concept cars. The green cars on this list are production models currently on the road, even if in limited numbers. And they're not just eco-friendly or hybrids and alt-fuels with good mileage and low emissions. No, to make the cut these cars also needed to be good cars that drivers could actually get excited about. Where does your favorite green car place?


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See 2008 Porsche Cayman Photos
[/align]10: 2008 Porsche Cayman
MPG: 29 highway/ 20 city

Now, before you even take a breath in protest, the EPA rates the 2008 5-speed model at 29 mpg highway. And yes, the emissions are also respectable. You were about to say? We're not always inclined to lust after closed cars more than their open counterparts, but it's a tough call with Porsche. Beyond a hardtop Boxster, the Cayman has its own personality. With subservient road manners in the city and surprisingly decent mileage on the open road, it begs for consideration as a daily driver.


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See 2008 Mini Cooper Photos
[/align][/align]9: 2008 Mini Cooper
MPG: 40 highway/ 32 city

Despite a recent redo inside and out, the Mini Cooper doesn't get 200 mpg on hamburger grease and HAL isn't riding under the hood judiciously alternating power between batteries and engine. Heck, the car isn't even designed to cater specifically to the green crowd. Nope, the Mini Cooper[b] is just a fun car that happens to be green. You'll notice that our No. 9 car is not the turbocharged "S" model; even

 

I wish cars ran on farts ...
I could just fart in my tank and go miles and miles ..

 

I'm betting $4 a gal soon.

 

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what? you mean to tell me the oil tycoons running our country would be willing to let gas prices rise so high we can't afford them while their profits go thru the roof? you must be crazy....

o, we can dream can't we?

 

Wow, just downloaded wallpaper of the Tesla Roadster - looks great on my desktop, will have to see it in my garage tonight (while dreaming)...

 

[align=center]Local Price Snapshot [/align][align=center][:-][/align][align=center]11-13-07[/align][align=center][/align][align=center]
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3.426

Yesterday
3.432

One Week Ago
3.385

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[/align][align=center][/align][align=center]Increase of $1.00 a gal.,in one year : ( [:'(][/align][align=center][/align][align=center][/align][align=center]This morning on ABC Morning News, states that gas will be over $4+ a gal in 2008 [X(][:@][X(][/align][align=center]Supply and Demand : ([/align][align=center]Limited Supply ~ Big Demand[/align][align=center]China/India are now driving more vehicles, and consuming[/align][align=center]more fuel.[/align][align=center]USA is using 10,000 gallon's a Second - WoW -[/align][align=center][/align][align=center]Do the `Math[/align][align=center]one minute = 600,000 gal an hour[/align][align=center]One Day = 14 Million, 400 thousands[/align][align=center]gallons a day - WoW -[/align][align=center]$3.50 x 14,4000,000 = $50,400,000.00 a day [X(][/align][align=center]WoW[/align][align=center][/align][align=center]We need to locate new sources for fuel/energy,[/align][align=center]or the rich are going to be the only ones on the highway : ([/align][align=center][/align][align=center]Time 2 `Tune Up your Monte Carlo's[/align][align=center][/align][align=center][/align]

 

I guess my area is still below many areas.This morning I filled up with 93 octane for $3.25 a gallon.Regular was $3.05,midgrade was $3.15.My son told me they had regular for $2.93 at a WaWa that just opened last weekend out by the turnpike exit.The BP across the street was selling regular for $3.26 (stations near the turnpikes and interstates are usually higher) but by that night the BP was down to $2.95.
And they say there is no gouging or price manipulation????