Do the police turn a blind eye to delivery drivers using their phone while the key is in the ignition, let alone the ....... engine running as well ?
Nice, unfortunately my budget doesn't extend to a vehicle with such fripperies. I'll just have keep starting my car and setting the HVAC before I go to bed.The New Landrover Defender can apparently be specced with a remote start so that the vehicle is nice and toasty/iced down when you later turn up to drive it. Mmmmmmm!
Well what if I bought one of these Rangers for towing my 3.5T van around Australia can I sue them for more money than offered because I will be using lots more fuel towing and that 8% loss will be worth heaps more moneyJust as a matter of interest I had a bit of a look (mainly because I had no idea) for the difference in diesel consumption with stop/start technology (as opposed to one without it) and found this recent article. Apparently it's a lot more than I had imagined!
Ford Ranger refund over deleted ‘stop-start’ tech, fuel consumption increase
Approximately 100 Ford Ranger customers will each receive a refund of $1100 after Ford discreetly removed fuel-saving ‘stop-start’ tech – and increased fuel consumption by 8 per cent.www.drive.com.au
No I certainly don't have an intentional bias against anyone who genuinely follows the "green" philosophy. However I do get a little annoyed with people who talk the talk but don't walk the walk.Greenpeace do I detect some bias against some greenies in your posts. You must be unhappy with the Teal mob getting a hold on !!
Jaahn
Wouldn't spend too much on a conversion because there are gloomy predictions of what our gas price will do over winter. Note Brazil is diverting its sugar production to ethanol.
God, these aussie car journos are just rubbish.Just as a matter of interest I had a bit of a look (mainly because I had no idea) for the difference in diesel consumption with stop/start technology (as opposed to one without it) and found this recent article. Apparently it's a lot more than I had imagined!
That was my first thought too. Apparently not running the car uses no fuel. Who knew??More economical than turning it off for 1/2 an hour?
Not sure where you're coming from with this, either.It is exactly the combination of average Joe and twin cab ute that makes me think contractor or some such. Hence fuel paid for by us.
When outright prices are higher, then the petrol/LPG differential will be larger, making LPG conversion more desirable, not less.Wouldn't spend too much on a conversion because there are gloomy predictions of what our gas price will do over winter.
My eldest son has a diesel Dualis which is used for 90% country driving. They leave the stop start turned off because the recommended EFB battery to support this function (in a decent brand) is $500. They bought a $200 "normal" battery (in a good brand) when the first one died. It only uses 4.5L/100km with the stop/start off anyway, (the way they use it).Anyway, all that aside, it is surprising it makes such a difference. I imagine that would only be on 'city cycle' type tests which involve alot of stopping at lights.
Assuming Vic is the same as NSW (which it may not...) I believe the requirement is to be parked out of the traffic lanes.Do the police turn a blind eye to delivery drivers using their phone while the key is in the ignition, let alone the ....... engine running as well ?
There is a fear that the exceptionally steep rises in gas price in Europe will impact Australia via high demand and prices for the LNG shipped from WA.When outright prices are higher, then the petrol/LPG differential will be larger, making LPG conversion more desirable, not less.
Qld rule is that the engine must be turned off, wonder how that works with an EV.Assuming Vic is the same as NSW (which it may not...) I believe the requirement is to be parked out of the traffic lanes.
I don't think you need to shut the car off and remove the key.
Yes a mate of mine is a general engineer and he said (earlier in the year) that over the past couple of years a wise investor would have been better off buying a shitload of steel rather than investing in gold.Fuel price rises are steep but rises are worse for things like fertiliser and steel.
Nice try by a Democrat apologist to take the heat off Biden but not factually based. Under Trump America was self sufficient in oil. The main reason for the shortages and high prices of oil in America (apart from Biden's abandonment of Trump's energy policies) is his decision to impose sanctions on Russia. As usual sanctions have a blowback effect that impacts both ways . What it achieved was to create a split energy market, with shortages and high prices in NATO aligned countries while the BRICS countries like India and China enjoy plentiful supplies of low cost oil traded in national currencies. Far from bankrupting Russia, the effect of sanctions was the reverse. Russian oil and gas companies have boom times, record prices and profits. Yesterday Rosneft announced its biggest dividend ever. India is the big winner, buying up shares in Russian oil fields, increasing Russian oil imports by a factor of 25 and ensuring long term reliable supplies of cheap oil and fertiliser.