TheScooterScoop

R.I.P. GM Hummer 1992 – 2010

24. February 2010

(photo source) So, the end has finally come for the old Hummer. Yes, THAT Hummer. WHAT HAPPENED?! Where did it all go wrong?! We used to LOVE the Hummer. HECK! Back in 2002 tax payers and oil exporting countries used to SUBSIDIZE the Hummer through a government issued $100,000 tax credit (later reduced to $25,000), […]

GasBuddy Blog – Gasoline prices soar compared to last Thanksgiving

2. December 2009

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Right now, according to GasBuddy, the national gas price average is about $2.63 per gallon. Not, bad. Not GREAT, but better than most of Europe where prices average around $7 a gallon (OUCH!). GasBuddy’s Patrick DeHaan doesn’t expect prices to go down this winter. Here’s a small clip from his recent blog post: What a […]

Where are gas prices headed?

30. October 2009

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(Click to enlarge) Here you see a chart of Average Retail Gas Prices over the last 72 months. The red hands are pointing to gas prices for December 30th over the last 6 years. It’s already gone up $1.08 US per gallon since January of this year. My unscientific guess is that we pass the […]

Peak oil – Optimist vs. Pessimist

11. August 2009

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(Wha? Wait! No, I said “PEAK” oil, not “PEEK”. Oh well… Ladies and gentleman, Kim Peek.) When I saw the name of the blog, I didn’t understand the connection. Why would a blog called PeakOilDebunked be talking about scooters? I was expecting to see a lecture on how scooter riders where a bunch of crybaby […]

NPR – Gas Prices Down, SUV Sales Up

11. December 2008

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(And fast-food peddling clowns are back in fashion! Make mine SUPERSIZED!) Say it ain’t so! I havn’t had a chance to actually listen to this report… and I’ve just finished eating, so I’m gonna wait until tomorrow to see what NPR has to say about this. Here’s the teaser: SUV sales seemed doomed by high […]

The shortsigted consumer: Gas high? Buy scooter. Gas Low? Sell scooter, buy SUV – Repeat ad nauseam

9. December 2008

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(caution… rant in t-minus 4 seconds and counting) Oh it pangs me so, this cycle of madness. What I had perceived as a paradigm shifting “perfect storm” (Ref) just seven months ago looks to be another example of American gas pains. There are 22 new scooter listings in the Austin Craigslist this week alone.“Brand new […]