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Malicious said:
Edit: As for the black smoke diesels blow out, its soot and it settles on the ground. It's the crap that the gasolines put into the air that I'd be more concerned with.
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"But when it comes to smog-forming pollutants and toxic particulate matter, also known as soot, today's diesels are still a lot dirtier than the average gasoline car."


"There are three size categories of soot particles:

* Large soot particles (>10 microns) deposit from the air into your nose, throat, and lungs, causing coughing and irritating your throat, and are ejected from your body through sneezing, coughing, and nose blowing.
* Coarse soot particles (~10 microns) are inhaled into your windpipe and settle there, causing more irritation and more coughing.
* Fine and ultra-fine soot particles (less than 2.5 microns) are the most successful at invading your body—they're small enough to travel deep into your lungs. Once there, these soot particles can irritate and mutate the most sensitive tissues in your lungs, your alveoli. These air sacs exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide from the air you breathe with blood in your capillaries, thus allowing your circulatory system to carry oxygen to the rest of your body. Soot particles, however, make this task more difficult because they cause inflammation and scarring of the alveoli. This also strains your heart because it must work harder to compensate for oxygen loss.

Soot also finds other ways to harm your body, including:

* chronic bronchitis,
* asthma,
* reduced ability of respiratory system to fight infections and remove foreign particles, and
* cancer.

All this means that diesel pollution can be deadly, causing premature mortality through cancer or heart and respiratory illnesses. The California Air Resources Board has concluded that diesel soot is responsible for 70% of the state's risk of cancer from airborne toxics. In the population as a whole, studies have shown a 26% increase in mortality in people living in soot-polluted cities."


I took that from this Site.

So it really isn't just soot, it causes a lot of problems...

There is a BIG reason why California is FINALLY cracking down on diesels. Either way, we need cleaner running cars and trucks... but diesels have no restrictions at the moment... so Jack A$$es can blow all the soot they want and get away with it. :mad:

Both diesel and petrol cars pollute and neither is better than the other.. :rolleyes:
 
summoner12 said:
BTW... why not get the extended bed since you already got the extended cab?
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You know what they say about guys and big flashy cars right? :D

As for registration taxes/insurance/gas...I don't worry about any of that. Got rid of my car back in November.

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30 MPH for 30 miles on one charge. After my next Battery upgrade it will be 50 MPH for 60 miles.

When it's raining or I have to go really far. I get a ride from a friend or if no other choice call a cab.
 
haha very cool dude! If I got back into the shape I was last summer and there was a more dirrect route to work I would ride the 25 miles on my road bike...... in good shape without a ton of lights I bet you could do 25 miles in an hour and a half tops..... it'd be your morning and evening workout
 
The good thing about my bike is I can choose to pedal or not. 30 MPH is how fast it goes on it's own. The gear I have on it tops out at about 35. I just can't spin my legs any faster lol. Peddling does decrease your amperage draw so it increases the distance you can travel. Peddling full time will almost double my distance.

I do peddle often. It is a good way to stay in shape and keeps me ready for the trails. It also keeps the cops from wondering how a bike is cruising at over 30 MPH (not legal). I have a GT I-drive mtb that has traveled all over the Country with me so I'm always up for a good trail ride.

You'll like this. My next project before upgrading the battery (LiFePO4 Lithiums ain't cheap) will be a solar charging station. My ultimate goal is to have a zero impact means of transportation.
 
Pure said:
The good thing about my bike is I can choose to pedal or not. 30 MPH is how fast it goes on it's own. The gear I have on it tops out at about 35. I just can't spin my legs any faster lol. Peddling does decrease your amperage draw so it increases the distance you can travel. Peddling full time will almost double my distance.

I do peddle often. It is a good way to stay in shape and keeps me ready for the trails. It also keeps the cops from wondering how a bike is cruising at over 30 MPH (not legal). I have a GT I-drive mtb that has traveled all over the Country with me so I'm always up for a good trail ride.

You'll like this. My next project before upgrading the battery (LiFePO4 Lithiums ain't cheap) will be a solar charging station. My ultimate goal is to have a zero impact means of transportation.
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That would be really cool to have a umbrella solar panel. Get to where you are going... open her up.. recharge... and take off later.
 
Kevin,

Thank you for posting that article, it was good information. Last I heard when I was really into the Diesel truck stuff was they are working on a emissions/smog system where vehicles produced after a certain date were subject to annual test and restrictions. Weather that ever went into effect, is beyond me. My truck is 2005 and has 20k miles so I can safely say my impact is fairly light. I'm sure the high registration fee for us diesel owners has something to do with the fact that were not regulated the same as gasoline vehicles. The government will find a way to get you now or later. I don't really drive the truck much, and I plan to down size sometime in the near future. I like the TDI Hybrids from VW.

On another note, The electric bike thing looks like a great idea, and I'm sure works well for some, but In a lot of situations it's simple not practicle(grocery shopping/kids from school...etc) I am an avid outdoorsman and appriciate nature, and anyone who tries to live "green".

-Jay
 
Oh yeah..It's totally not practical for kids and groceries the way it is. I've seen others attach trailers to them for that. And with that motor (the largest currently made) it will pull a 100 lb trailer up a 45 degree hill. But really for Joe public, they are meant for transportation to and from work or any of the other 90% of the times we use our cars solo.

Add to that the math on saved $ on gas alone. It will pay for itself before the battery fails (70% capacity after 3000 charges) in 4 or so yrs.

For me, it's perfect. I have no kids, and am single. I just use a book bag when I need to carry more than will fit in my pockets. Dates b*tch a little, until they get an ear full of the importance of going green. On second thought that could be one reason why I am still single. LOL! But yeah I was able to totally get rid of my car. I've had to make some adjustments but all in all it was worth it.

Also to clarify. You can ride in the rain..but would you want to? lol You just have to keep the battery and controller dry. I keep a couple of large plastic bags stuffed in the battery bag, just in case. Brushed DC motors can operate submerged in water. I'm not sure about the brushless like this motor, but the casing is easy to make water tight.
 
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