Interesting last 8 hours or so: Up late debating EV startups with ex-GM execs. 3 hrs sleep. Flat tire on the way to San Jose. #plugin2010 ~ stevepuma

Modern-Day Wagon Trains

Posted: October 13th, 2008 | Author: Steve | Filed under: 2019 | Tags: , , , , , | View Comments

Wagon TrainGetting anywhere in 2019 is a real challenge…and a lot slower than it used to be. It’s more similar to 1880 than it is to 1980, and we are certainly something like a wagon train.

For one thing…a lot of the time we have to make our own biodiesel. We have a portable mini-refinery which is towed behind one of the trucks, and about every 500 miles or so we have to stop and make more fuel. We have one truck that tows a 1000-gallon tank trailer, and everyone carries extra jerry cans. Unfortunately, the process takes several days, at least.


The Journey begins

Posted: October 2nd, 2008 | Author: Steve | Filed under: 2019, Peak Oil | Tags: , , , , , | View Comments

October 6, 2019:

Tomorrow, I leave Clayton for good. I have to say…I’m quite nervous. I’m joining up with a group of people that I don’t really know all that well, to go on a journey which may show me things that I’m not sure I want to see. But what choice do I have? Staying here really isn’t an option anymore…not since last year’s earthquake destroyed the last bits of infrastructure that we had out here.