On an overdrive transmission, you have torque being transmitted through the countershaft gears, so youâre not effectively bypassing the transmission. When a harsh event occurs, the additional backlash and elasticity within the transmission can prevent damage downstream.â
The cost of securing our access to Middle East oil..is estimated at $50 billion per year.. According to the National Defense Council Foundation, the economic penalties of America's oil dependence total $297.2 to $304.9 billion annually. If reflected at the gasoline pump, these hidden costs would raise the price of a gallon of gasoline to over $5.28. A fill-up would be over $105. I swear by God, [ ] neither America nor the people who live in it will dream of security before [ ] all the infidel armies leave the land of Muhammad..
Judge approves $20BILLION settlement over 2010 BP oil spill in the biggest ever environmental pay out in US history. The $20.8bn settlement has been granted final approval by judge today. An oil rig explosion that killed 11 worker caused the spill in Gulf of Mexico. Well leaked 134m gallons of crude oil for 87 days until it was capped. Pay out is also largest-ever civil settlement with a single entity.