"You really need a pipeline into the RBI's printing press if you want to be in the wireless business because it is a
guzzler of currency, every minute, every hour and every single day," he added.
Materials for such
guzzlers cost from $7,500 to $12,000, depending on location.
A study by the nonprofit Friends of the Earth found that, since 1999, major automakers have avoided paying billions of dollars In Gas
Guzzler Taxes by calling passenger vehicles "light trucks." Because they're cheaper to manufacture, the profit margin on these vehicles can be up to 10 times greater than that of more fuel-efficient cars.
These are the American Automobile Labelling Act, the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) payment and the so-called Gas
Guzzler Tax.
They are drinking Champagne, with all the helicopters and private planes, Rolls Royces and every petrol
guzzler you can name, and we are worrying about if we can afford to turn on the light.
He also defended the Freelander 2 against the "gas
guzzler" charge, saying: "The Freelander does 38 miles per gallon - it's not a gas
guzzler."
With a base price of $66,000--which doesn't include the mandatory gas
guzzler tax ($2,100) or destination charge ($720)--the RS4 isn't exactly cheap.
The New Jersey Public Interest Research Group (NJPIRG) recently announced its support for governor John Corzine's proposed "gas
guzzler" fee, which was announced last week.
Gas
guzzler tax: Limousines rated at more than 6,000 pounds unloaded gross vehicle weight are now exempt from the gas
guzzler tax, as they are excluded from the definition of an automobile.
The Answers to Your Questions link on the homepage leads to information on how greenhouse gas emissions are determined, whether to use premium or regular gasoline, how fuel economy estimates are obtained, the gas
guzzler tax, and tax incentives for alternative fuel and hybrid vehicles.
The Gas
Guzzler had to be the week's strangest story.
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Guzzler Manufacturing (Birmingham, Alabama) unveiled the Liquidator[TM], a new liquid vacuum tanker that can pick up the heaviest and thickest sludge and hard-to-retrieve liquid materials.