Daily Archives: April 14, 2010

Chevy Volt Won’t Be Labeled 230MPG

Remember the big media circus that General Motors made out of the Chevy Volt getting 230 miles to the gallon and being near-zero emissions?  It was a big part of the early marketing bonanza that GM made out of the Volt before they became Government Motors and released that horrid Volt Dancers video. Myself and …
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Trucking, Fuel Savings, and Why GPS Sucks

I was once a truck driver.  A trucker.  Long hauler.  Road dog.  Big rig driver.  All that.  At that time, the use of GPS units in trucks was just becoming popular as their price continued to drop.  Most drivers, however, knew that these little electronic gizmos have one huge, fatal flaw when it comes to …
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