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"Final details were unveiled last week for the legislation, which will raise the base excise tax on gasoline by 12 cents per gallon, bringing it to 30 cents. Another variable excise tax will be set at 17 cents. The excise tax on diesel fuel will jump 20 cents per gallon and the sales tax on...

I ran across this interesting 20 minute video showing the re-opening of the spillway at Oroville dam. They got the flow rate up to 50,000 cubic feet per second (1/3 of the original design specification): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQe0J5NLLT4

http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-catalytic-converters-20160907-snap-story.html

Don't try this at home. While he won a million dollars, he has shoulder problems and lingering cognitive difficulties: http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Father-Who-Won-1M-Police-Excessive-Force-Verdict-Speaks-Out-392663451.html

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/nissan-takes-34-percent-stake-scandal-hit-mitsubishi-motors-n572581

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-police-chase-super-bowl-kills-3-20160207-story.html PS If the vehicle was a Tesla, Volt or Leaf it would be big news... but for a vehicle running on fossil fuels it is just another day.

http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-ucs-electric-vehicles-emissions-study-20151110-story.html

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/obama-announce-rejection-keystone-xl-pipeline-proposal-n458651

"Each of Detroit's Big Three automakers offer a discount on new vehicles for employees, their families and friends. But only one, Fiat Chrysler, requires that those using the discount give up their constitutional right to a jury trial in return for a few hundred bucks in savings. "It's like...

"Federal and California environmental regulators accused Volkswagen of using software that cheats pollution testing in nearly 500,000 recent model VWs and Audis by circumventing emission standards in its diesel cars... Volkswagen and Audi vehicles from model years 2009-2015 have the software...

There are 10 auto manufacturers who have agreed to make automatic braking standard on their vehicles. I don't see Nissan listed among them: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hy-iihs-nhtsa-automatic-braking-20150911-story.html

I noticed that Lockheed Martin's prototype Athena laser is 30 kw. Perhaps a Leaf could be used to power it? :o http://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2015/03/05/orig-lockheed-martin-laser-blasts-truck.cnn" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Alternatively, the laser could be incorporated...

I inadvertently drove this far in the last two days in my Leaf which has lost 19.6% of original battery capacity: Day 1 - Started with full charge, drove to work (20 miles, 1000 feet elevation gain). Had to go downtown at noon, which was another 30 miles. Drove home 10-15 miles. Total 60-65...

FYI: A quick heads up for those of you thinking about getting your annual battery check at Nissan of Van Nuys (Los Angeles area). I scheduled an appointment battery check done today, but when I got there they told me they haven't had a Leaf tech for about a month and couldn't do the check. I...

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-oil-20140521-story.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Who would have thought? :o

I had a doctors appointment this morning that was 35 miles away, decided it would be a good time for a crude, but practical range test. My previous range tests are recorded here: http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=7928&p=228327&hilit=lbw#p228327"...

Hard to believe that someone thought it would be good to design a car so that a person could be locked inside it with no way to get out. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/no-escape-california-family-sues-bmw-after-teen-dies-locked-n100881" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I have a CTEK battery charger on my ICE vehicle 12 volt battery: http://www.amazon.com/CTEK-800-Smart-Battery-Charger/dp/B002QUT8IC/?tag=myelecarfor-20&/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1294002725&sr=8-3" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Manual for charger is here...

Took the ICE vehicle in for a smog check today after getting 135,000 mile service and replacement of leaking valve cover gasket this week. Emissions were very good, but my car failed because "the OBD system was not ready to test". :evil: The tech told me I need to drive the car 50-100 miles...

You probably didn't mean anything by this, but in the U.S. this is considered an ethnic slur: "Jap is an English abbreviation of the word "Japanese." Today it is generally regarded as an ethnic slur among Japanese minority populations in other countries, although English-speaking countries...