That's not an i3...too pretty. Actually that's the Model 3...a bit smaller than we all thought.
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Michael Wekerle's Porsche 918 Spyder burns at Caledon gas station - Toronto - CBC News
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Pilot_51
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He could have bought 6 completely maxed out P85+'s for that amount, and they wouldn't be a fire risk! How someone can see that car being worth $766,000 more than a fully loaded P85+ is beyond me.
It's all relative. Some people have lots of money, and don't consider $1M to be a lot. (I've met people like that.) Others think $100k is ridiculous. (I'm sure you've met people like that.)
"A million here, a million there... pretty soon you are talking real money!" (attributed to Everett Dirkson)
Lol - is that a hint that you hang out with rich people?
Uh, no, only on rare occasions. Years ago my former thesis prof introduced me to a billionaire. That was interesting... very unpretentious guy... drove a Golf. He was however very big into collecting.
Just up the road from me One dead after fuel tanker explodes on New Jersey’s I-78 - NY Daily News
What are the chances that no one notices?
What are the chances that no one notices?
JRP3
Hyperactive Member
Wow that is crazy. I can't say I remember hearing anything about it at the time. Compare that to all the press that the 3 Tesla incidents got....
swaltner
Active Member
Not necessarily about a gas station, but several references here recently about problems transporting petroleum products over rail...
This was on the local news last night. There was an explosion yesterday near Kansas City. In the video on-air later in the evening, they said the company does refurb work on these oil tank rail cars.
Business explosion in Atchison County | Local News - Home
This was on the local news last night. There was an explosion yesterday near Kansas City. In the video on-air later in the evening, they said the company does refurb work on these oil tank rail cars.
Business explosion in Atchison County | Local News - Home
EarlyAdopter
Active Member
artsci
Sponsor
Sadly, this is another consequence of our addiction to fossil fuels. We are literally consuming our own poison and dying a slow death (and sometimes as in this case, a rapid one), along with all other life on the planet. It's pathetic.
bluenation
Member
as much as i despite our oil addiciton, the other thing to keep in mind is that much much much more than just transport fuel comes out of crude.
...Which is why setting fire to it is nuts! Same goes for growing corn (people food) to burn, then, hacking down forests in other countries to make room to grow corn for people to eat. The silliness knows no bounds.
Mark Petersen
Model S EU P71
Along with all the potential accidents and fires there is another danger from gas stations. Air pollution.
Last Tuesday (February 3, 2015) I was forced to file an appeal with the New Mexico Supreme Court. The City of Albuquerque gave a permit modification to a company to pump up to 4.5 million gallons of gasoline that would result in the release of over 29 tons of Volatile Organic Compounds each year. The gas station property is only 0.4 acres in size just feet from small businesses and home owners' back yards. The gas fumes from this place are unbelievable.
I live about 1000 feet away from the station (and thankfully sort of up wind - but winds here shift all the time). Every day I wonder just how much Benzene (a colorless, odorless gas and known human carcinogen) and other toxic substances I'm being forced to breathe. The public had no determinative input over this decision by the City. We complained, no one cares and no laws, regulations, ordinances, requirements, or policy takes public health into account before decisions like this are made.
We now have the option to move out of our home of 37 years, or live in fear. The City, County, or State have gathered and are gathering absolutely no data to determine the environmental impact of this facility"s activity. None was required.
So along with the obvious fire/explosion threats, we have to deal with the very real possibility that we may end up dying slowly from leukemia or some other disease caused by the need for people to have yet another gas station in the City.
The Tesla Model 3 can't arrive soon enough for me. I just hope I live long enough to enjoy driving it.
Last Tuesday (February 3, 2015) I was forced to file an appeal with the New Mexico Supreme Court. The City of Albuquerque gave a permit modification to a company to pump up to 4.5 million gallons of gasoline that would result in the release of over 29 tons of Volatile Organic Compounds each year. The gas station property is only 0.4 acres in size just feet from small businesses and home owners' back yards. The gas fumes from this place are unbelievable.
I live about 1000 feet away from the station (and thankfully sort of up wind - but winds here shift all the time). Every day I wonder just how much Benzene (a colorless, odorless gas and known human carcinogen) and other toxic substances I'm being forced to breathe. The public had no determinative input over this decision by the City. We complained, no one cares and no laws, regulations, ordinances, requirements, or policy takes public health into account before decisions like this are made.
We now have the option to move out of our home of 37 years, or live in fear. The City, County, or State have gathered and are gathering absolutely no data to determine the environmental impact of this facility"s activity. None was required.
So along with the obvious fire/explosion threats, we have to deal with the very real possibility that we may end up dying slowly from leukemia or some other disease caused by the need for people to have yet another gas station in the City.
The Tesla Model 3 can't arrive soon enough for me. I just hope I live long enough to enjoy driving it.
That looks like some sort of propane or compressed natural gas station (maybe in Australia or Japan?). Note the big tanks in the background and how the hose seems to be attached low near the bottom of the car, not up high as you would find in a gravity fed gasoline/petrol tank.
LiveLeak.com - Another Fuel Station idiot...
LiveLeak.com - Woman forgets to check gas pump at filling station
LiveLeak.com - Free Shower Whilst Refuelling....
LiveLeak.com - Car Crashes Into Gas Pump...
LiveLeak.com - Gas Pump Crash Caught On Tape
LiveLeak.com - Drunk driver hits gas pump that explodes and flees the scene
LiveLeak.com - Out of Control Jeep Crashes Into Van, Causes Fire at Gas Station
LiveLeak.com - Iran -- Gas Pump Blows up , Killing Two
LiveLeak.com - car vs gas pump. caught on cctv
LiveLeak.com - Fire at The Pump
LiveLeak.com - Car explodes at gas pump
LiveLeak.com - Reckless Driver Slams into Gas Pump and Just Keeps on Going
LiveLeak.com - Woman Backs Into Gas Pump, Starts Fire
LiveLeak.com - School Bus Crashes Into Gas Pump
(etc, etc, etc... This stuff happens all the time... Got tired of copy/pasting so many vids...)
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Nvbob
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