High gas prices propel a new 'moped madness' | csmonitor.com
High gas prices propel a new 'moped madness' csmonitor.com
When gas prices spiked last summer, I recall going into a filling station and watching a guy with a motorcycle fill up. A quick thought passed through my mind that said that's not a bad idea!
I drive a late model Nissan Maxima that gets 19 mpg in the city and about 25 mpg on the highway, which isn't bad. The only problem is that I paid nearly $ 50 yesterday to fill it and I have to do that once a week if I stay on the PA side. If I go to my NJ location a couple of times, then it's twice a week. Gas is now getting at an inflection point where one has to take a look at managing the cost differently. Maybe getting a moped for the daily drive from home to work and back wouldn't be a bad idea and I'll save the Max for highway driving and the winters.
I think we've reached a permanent plateau of high gas prices. Peak oil production is either here or close by. That's significant mainly because that means dwindling supplies in the face of increased demand.
When gas prices spiked last summer, I recall going into a filling station and watching a guy with a motorcycle fill up. A quick thought passed through my mind that said that's not a bad idea!
I drive a late model Nissan Maxima that gets 19 mpg in the city and about 25 mpg on the highway, which isn't bad. The only problem is that I paid nearly $ 50 yesterday to fill it and I have to do that once a week if I stay on the PA side. If I go to my NJ location a couple of times, then it's twice a week. Gas is now getting at an inflection point where one has to take a look at managing the cost differently. Maybe getting a moped for the daily drive from home to work and back wouldn't be a bad idea and I'll save the Max for highway driving and the winters.
I think we've reached a permanent plateau of high gas prices. Peak oil production is either here or close by. That's significant mainly because that means dwindling supplies in the face of increased demand.
posted by Greg L at
9:11 PM
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