55% of the US population lives in 53 metro areas greater than 1 million people. If those cities had public transportation that worked, half of the US population wouldn’t need to drive to work every day. That would MASSIVELY cut down on vehicle miles driven and mean far few cars are needed. Instead of every adult…

Looking at Greencastle, PA; Google maps shows 8 gas stations at the 2 exits off I-81 It completely makes sense that you wouldn’t wait to pump gas.

If we want green transport in the USA we need to focus on the daily commute not rare long distance trips. There is no reason that large cities in the USA can’t have working public transportation so people don’t have to drive to work every day.

Sure if you look at the countries as a whole. The USA is huge but most of the population lives in large cities. 2/3 rds of the US population live in metro areas greater than 500K people and 55% live in metros larger than than 1 million people. Public transportation will never work for rural areas but it can work for…

Where does this idea come from? I’ve heard it from multiple people when talking about various taxes or bills.

Not when a gas RAV4 gets 25 mpg city and a RAV4 hybrid gets 41 mpg.

That works in urban areas. In rural parts of Oregon the small station with a single pump can be the only gas for 100 miles.

True. In general it takes longer for me to fill up in Oregon because the attendants are responsible for 4 pumps. I gave an example of when self service can take significantly longer than having an attendant pump gas.

Fox body Mustang with rear window louvers:

The Element was a cool vehicle but it has been out of production for 10 years.

Gas is $3.05 at the Fred Meyer here in Oregon and $3.15 at the Fred Meyer across the river in Washington. Oregon gas tax is $0.36 per gallon and $0.49 a gallon in Washington. Federal gas tax is $0.18 per gallon.

How many times have you pulled up to a small self-service station and the pump is blocked because the owner has gone inside to buy beer, smokes, and a lotto ticket and have a chat with the attendant?

One big difference I’ve seen since I moved to Oregon is that with an attendant pumping gas people stay in the car and then move to a parking spot if they want to go inside to buy something.

You are allowed to pump diesel but don’t have too.

I’ve lived in Oregon for 8 years and never had to go inside to pay.

You laugh but a high school friend of mine wanted to drop out of high school - 6 weeks before he graduated - because he was making “good money” pumping gas at a gas station. His circle of friends had to make sure someone dragged him to school so he would graduate.

We will see. My VW Sportwagen TDI will be due for replacement about 2023. The Ford Maverick is also interesting.

Very solid pick.

Very good write-up. I’ll add that I not only think L3 is pointless - I think it is dangerous.

Glad you like it.