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VEGGIE OIL TRUCK: ANNUAL SUMMARIES

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A. Annual Stats:Year OneNotesYear TwoNotesYear ThreeNotesCalculation Notes

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Dates:3/17/06-3/17/073/17/07-3/17/083/17/08-3/17/09

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Total Miles273542899421239But, see additional travel in section K below

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# Gal B2036270

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# Gal B993300

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# Gal Diesel495838418

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Total Purchaesd Fuel (gal)564865418

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MPG Diesel161615seem to be getting lower mileage this year, ranges from 13.3 to 18mpg

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MPG WVO (this is a rough estimate)141313

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MPG Fuel w/ WVO figure in as “free miles”48.533.5450.77=Tot Fuel/Tot Miles

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# fill-ups at gas stations2539

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B. Approximate # Gallons of Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO) Used

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Approx # miles on Diesel (@ mpg diesel above)9030134066275

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Approx # miles on WVO183241558814964

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Approx # Gallons WVO (@ mpg V.O. Above)130911991151

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Percent of miles drive on WVO67%53.8%70.5%

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C. Actual Fuel Costs for Year One

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Total Diesel Cost$2424.65Avg=$3.04/gal, max=$3.55$1185.56Avg=$2.95/gal, max=$4.76

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Total Biofuel Cost$84.25

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Total Fuel Cost$1241.01$2508.9$1185.56

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Average diesel $/gal$2.74$2.89$2.83

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Average Fuel Cost/mile, diesel only$0.14$0.19$0.19=Tot Fuel Cost/Approx # miles on Diesel

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Average Fuel Cost/mile, w/ VO figured in$0.05$0.09$0.06=Tot Fuel Cost/Total Miles

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D. Approximate Amount of Fuel & Money Saved

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Actual gallons petrol-diesel burned527859418Includes 80% petrol-diesel in B20 and 1% in B99

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Approx # gal diesel if driven all-diesel (@ mpg)171018121416=Tot Miles/16

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Gallons of Petrol-diesel NOT burned1182953998Comparison of above # minus actual gal petrol-diesel burned

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Approx cost for all-diesel (@average fuel cost)$4691.91$2757.71$2827.05

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Cost Savings (WVO compared to an all-diesel truck):-$2982.29-$1804.77-$1829.46

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E. Fuel & Cost Comparison to Honda Civic

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Approx # gal gas for Honda Civic (@37.6mpg)728771.12564.87

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Approx unleaded cost/gal$2.34$2.47$3est. from newmexcigasprices.com

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Approx cost for Honda Civic gas (@avg 2.34/gal)$1702.35$1904.66$1694.6

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Cost Savings (WVO compared to Civic):-$461.34$604.24More costly than a civic this year.-$509.04

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F. Emissions (see a, b)

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Pounds of CO2 emitted (@22.384 lbs/gal diesel)11806192329364=Actual gal petrol-diesel burned * 22.384

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Pounds CO2 if all-diesel382684056331694

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CO2 savings (in lbs) compared to an all-diesel truck-26462-21331-22330

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Pounds CO2 for Honda Civic142401508311049=Approx # gal gas for honda * 19.56 lbs/gal unleaded

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CO2 savings (in lbs) compared to Honda-2433.684148.97Higher Emissions than a Civic This year-1684.45

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SO2 Emissions-67%-53.8%-70.5%Based on zero sulfate emissions by using WVO

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NOx EmissionsLowerLowerLowerFor WVO as compared to diesel and biodiesel (a)

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HC EmissionsUnknownUnknownUnknownMixed results from what info I can find

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G. Additional Costs Associated with WVO

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Additive Costs$34.78$78.86$78.86Power Service Cetane Boost and Diesel KleenFuel-injection cleaner, anti-bacterial, cold start aid

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Filter Costs (minus 2 that I still have)$93.74$80$576 filters (avg 3424 miles ea)Racor 2020TM 10 micron

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Pre-filter bag Costs$52.64$50$426 bag filters @ $7 ea5- or 10-micron felt bag filters

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Cleaning supplies$26.1$15$10Simple Green, brushes, etc

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55 gal WVO storage tanks (5@ $10 ea)$50$20barrel screensUsed at home and at restaraunts

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Total costs related to WVO:$257.26$223.86$207.86

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H. Regular Costs Associated with an Old Diesel Truck

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New Tires$561$639.91

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Oil Change$201.362 oil & oil filter changes$76.051 oil, oil filter, & air filter change$1882 changesVery expensive compared to the Honda Civic!

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Towing$309

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Other Maintenance$1371.68glow plug & relay replacement problem; Towing & maintenance related to faulty glow plugs$413.39Oil leak; fuel pump; fuel filter$641.27Repair/weld front axle stabilizer bar; front end alignment; 2 new batteries; 1 AAA rescue for fuel

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Total regular “old” diesel truck costs:$2443.04$1129.35$829.27

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I. Additional Cost Considerations

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# hours filtering (@ 2 hrs/month OVER gas station)242430

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Cost of filtering (@$25/hr):$600$600$750had more trouble filter this winter; electric pump clogged

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J. Additional Benefit Considerations

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# Friends, Family, & Strangers who like the ideaMANYMANYLots

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# Friends, Family, & Strangers who think I'm strangeMANYMANYAll of them

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# People who yelled at me1Some guy from Texas for looking in his oil bin00

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# of Friends who I inspired to buy a WVO car110

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K. Additional fuel/transportation Costs & Emissions (to be added to above)

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Yamaha 650XS (“Mellow Yellow Yama-Moto”)

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Miles Driven1680=42 days ridden x 40 mi commute

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MPG Unleaded65

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# Gal Unleaded28

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Total Unleaded Fuel Cost$97.31Avg= $3.48/gal

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Pounds CO2 for Unleaded548

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Road Trip, NOT included in above calcuations

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Miles Driven1500WA and BC trip

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MPG Unleaded2587 Toyota PU & '05 Vibe

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# Gal Unleaded60

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Total Unleaded Fuel Cost270$4/gal in WA, $5.25 in BC

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Pounds CO2 for Unleaded1174

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Air Travel (See note C below)

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# Round Trip Flights54 to CA, 1 to WA

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Miles Flown9610

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# Kg Jet Fuel102376Calculation is for B-747, although I use smaller planes normally

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# Kg Jet Fuel Per Passenger (me)346

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Pounds CO2 for Jet Fuel per passenger2370

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Equivalent Pounds CO2, Other flight variables71113x higher, see link in note C below

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Airline Ticket Cost$1480

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L. Notes & References

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(a) From emissions tests done by Consumer Reports magazine May 2006.

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(b) For more emissions info, see (among many other web resources):

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http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/1605/factors.html

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http://www.cool-it.us/index.php?refer=acterra&task=faq

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http://www.greasecar.com/tech.cfm

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http://www.noendpress.com/caleb/biodiesel/index.php

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(c) Airline Fuel Used=[7840 + 10.1 * (distance-250)] for B-747

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Passengers, = 370 * [occupancy] (used 80% occupancy)

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CO2 = fuel * ((44/12) * (156/184)) * (2.20462 lb/1kg)

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from www.chooseclimate.org/flying/mf.html