Sentences with phrase «mile trips without»

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So tell me my good fellow How someone is going to manage the equivalent of an 45 minute drive without a car or access to public transit (that would be about a 30 mile trip, so at least 10» ish hours walking for the average person or 3» ish hours on a bicycle if I recall base speeds correctly right)?

Otto, the self - driving truck startup bought by Uber, recently teamed with Anheuser - Busch to successfully deliver a truck - load of beer to Colorado Springs without involvement from a driver for the highway stretches of the 120 - mile trip.

In September, Starsky Robotics completed the longest end - to - end autonomous trip on record, hauling Hurricane Irma recovery aid, including water, 68 miles through Florida with a person in the cab but without their intervention.

While he's visited the Adirondacks plenty, most of his trips have been confined to the park's northern reaches: It's possible to draw a 2,400 square mile rectangle on a map with its eastern border near Saratoga and its southern line a few miles above Interstate 90, covering locations such as Lake Pleasant and Great Sacandaga Lake, without capturing any addresses contained in Cuomo's schedules.

A 12 - gallon fuel tank will give the Volt a 640 - mile driving range (calculated using the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's urban driving cycle) that will permit drivers to make long trips without re-upping the battery frequently.

You can walk miles with them and make great shopping trips without hurting your feet:D And I love the pattern.

The hike isn't difficult, about 4 miles round trip without much elevation, making it a great option for those interested in wearing a backpack and camping on the beach overnight.

Also, only superhumans can do the much more rigorous 22 - mile round - trip trek without camping overnight; plan for a multiday backpacking trip.

Or maybe your round - trip is less than 29 miles and you can make it to work and back on EV power; the gas engine is meant for getting you the rest of the way should that battery run out mid-trip, and it allows you to actually take intercity trips like the one I did without fear of not finding a battery charging station on the way.

With a large fuel tank full of diesel, Eric made the round - trip to South Bend, which is 215 miles each way, without having to refuel until his return.

That's significantly less distance than Chevrolet's original target with the Volt: empowering Americans to make a 40 - mile round - trip commute without using a drop gas.

The LTZ has stock 20» wheels and while some drivers think they're noisy, I found they performed fine on dry and wet pavement without noticeable noise on a recent 1300 mile trip.

A 2017 Chevy Bolt with over 200 miles range might even trump what the Prius offers, but don't expect to take a long trip in it without much more planning and effort.

It's gotten me through some pretty major road trips going 12,000 miles on a couple different occasions without any problems.

I once made a 350 mile round trip without having to fill up when I went to a friends wedding and I was amazed.

As a nice bonus, many casual commuters likely won't even notice the horsepower dearth without a side - by - side drive, and will appreciate the extra miles per gallon between trips to the pump.

So it could be a nice way to earn miles toward a dream trip without harming your 5/24 status.

If you book a round - trip ticket, you'll be able to make a stopover on another island without paying more miles!

The total price for this itinerary is still just 150,000 miles — the same as a round - trip award to Hong Kong without a stopover in Tokyo.

If you'd like to go to more than one place on your trip to Europe without using any extra miles, or if tacking a free one - way flight months later onto your itinerary is something you'd be interested in, turning to United is your best bet.

With less than an hour's layover in San Francisco — something I personally welcome as a way of breaking up the trip without significantly adding to travel time — we can get Justin and his newlywed to Honolulu from Newark on March 24th for just 40,000 miles and $ 10 total.

That's great news for Mike and his wife, because it means that for the same cost of the simple round - trip, they can hop from Spain to Italy for only a few dollars» worth of taxes and fees without using any more miles.

You can fly on Star Alliance partner Austrian by booking with a frequent - flyer program such as United MileagePlus from 60,000 miles per round trip or even by booking via Avianca LifeMiles, also for 60,000 miles per round trip, though without the $ 75 close - in award ticketing fee that United charges within 21 days of travel.

In no way would I be able to take such a quick trip to Asia without miles and points, and treating my mom to it as well!

Fortunately, we were at the perfect spot to change course without adding too many extra miles to the trip.

So a round - trip flight from the continental U.S. to Mexico City would cost $ 419 without redeeming any reward points but would cost 35,000 miles plus approximately $ 30 to fly into Mexico and $ 70 to fly back to the U.S.

We never would have made this trip without having all those miles and points in my virtual pocket.

Without getting too deep into the United award chart and all of the complexity that it can entail with the excursionist perk, here are some sample redemptions so that you can see how many miles you might need to acquire for trips you might want to take.

By implementing several strategies, credit card sign - up bonus and bonus miles via referral I was able to acquire more than 700,000 miles and points without flying.We used some of these miles and points to travel for almost free to destinations like Washington D.C, Myrtle beach, Miami, NYC, Baltimore, Cancun and the highlight of this year was our 10 days Trip to Europe (Spain and France) which costed me barely $ 500 (airfare + lodging) for two people while flying business class on US Air (more details in next week posts) and staying at some top - notch five star hotels in the best of the locations.

So essentially you can tack on a flight months after you complete your round - trip without using additional miles!

«Adding a stopover en route is a great way to add another city to your trip,» said Scott, «and get extra value from your award because it's the same number of miles with the stopover as without.»

And we all know I am all about efficiency so here are my top 5 posts for July 2013: How to Add Free One - Way Trips on United Airlines Awards: If you're using your United miles for an international round trip, you can add a one - way trip within the U.S. or North America without paying any extra miles.

Some people may save and plan all year to head to states such as Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont in the fall, but if you know how to work your miles and points, you can actually still make the trip this year and see the fall colors without going into the red financially.

NÜWIEL, a Hamburg - based startup that is working on «clean transportation solutions for last mile delivery,» is teasing out information about its electric bike trailer, which could be a method of leveraging pedal power and zero (tailpipe) carbon emissions for deliveries and running errands without committing to an electric bicycle for all bike trips.

Agree with gavin... everyone screams it's not as «green» as the Tesla, but not many consider daily operations and functionality of the Fisker... about 80 % of our commutes are less than 50 miles round trip, so we in theory could go months without a stop at the gas station, just like the Tesla.

It will do 15 mile trips at 35mph without breaking a sweat (shows more than 50 % charge remaining) even with 30F cold batteries.

In addition, depending the volume of deadheading miles associated with ride - hailing trips (miles traveled without a passenger, which have previously estimated to be 20 % to 50 %), the VMT [Vehicle Miles Traveled] associated with a ride - hailing trip is potentially higher than a trip taken in a personal vehicle.

In the case of the airliner, the flight is going anyway, with or without you and although there is a measurable difference in the fuel burned based on the decreased weight of a passenger and luggage, it is on the order of 200 gallons for an 8000 mile round trip assuming a 250 pound passenger including the luggage weight, it pales in comparison to a private jet that is carrying one passenger for that same trip requiring over 5000 gallons for the round trip.