An open letter to Erich Marx, Director of Marketing and Media for Nissan Motors Dear Mr. Marx, I would like to offer a suggestion for a new marketing program to help promote the upcoming Nissan Leaf electric vehicle this winter. For each Nissan Leaf sold, offer to donate a percentage of the purchase price to [...]
As the toxic slur of oil and dispersants drift ashore across the American Gulf Coast, I wonder if this will be enough to make us change our ways? Over the past hundred years, we’ve accomplished a lot. We made the internal combustion engine the mainstream choice for transportation. We’ve built roads and super-highways that link [...]
This title is a little misleading if you have read my post on “Using Biodiesel in your Vehicle.” In reality, I’m going to provide information on how you can prepare your VW TDI to run on biodiesel. In general, there are two issues to overcome when running a vehicle on biodiesel: Biodiesel degrades some soft [...]
