How you can save fuel and the environment

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Driving and Car Maintenance Transportation accounts for 66% of U.S.
oil use -mainly in the form of gasoline. Luckily, there are plenty of
ways to improve gas mileage.

Driving Tips:- Idling gets you 0 miles per gallon. The best way to
warm up a vehicle is to drive it. No more than 30 seconds of idling
on
winter days is needed. Anything more simply wastes fuel and increases
emissions.- Aggressive driving (speeding, rapid acceleration, and
hard
braking) wastes gas. It can lower your highway gas mileage 33% and
city mileage 5%. Drive at lowest and constant rpms; 2000 rpm are
enough; you can save up to 30%. Even a Porsche can be driven at the
4th gear at 20 mph and at the 6th gear at 50 mph with 2.5 times less
fuel consumption.- Avoid high speeds. Driving 75 mph, rather than 65
mph, could cut your fuel economy by 15%.- When you use overdrive
gearing, your cars engine speed goes down. This saves gas and reduces
wear.- Use air conditioning only when necessary.- Clear out your car;
extra weight decreases gas mileage. Each 60 pounds increases fuel
consumption by 10%. - Reduce drag by placing items inside
the car or trunk rather than on roof racks. A roof rack or carrier
provides additional cargo space and may allow you to buy a smaller
car. However, a loaded roof rack can decrease your fuel economy by
5%.- Check into carpooling and public transit to cut mileage and car
maintenance costs.


Car Maintenance Tips:- Use the grade of motor oil recommended by your
cars manufacturer. Using a different motor oil can lower your
gasoline
mileage by 1% to 2%.- Keep tires properly inflated and aligned to
improve your gasoline mileage by around 3.3%.- Get regular engine
tune-
ups and car maintenance checks to avoid fuel economy problems due to
worn spark plugs, dragging brakes, low transmission fluid, or
transmission problems.- Replace clogged air filters to improve gas
mileage by as much as 10% and protect your engine.- Combine errands
into one trip. Several short trips, each one taken from a cold start,
can use twice as much fuel as one trip covering the same distance
when
the engine is warm. Do not forget that in the first mile your car
uses
8 times more fuel, in the second mile 4 times and only after the
fourth mile it becomes normal.Long-Term Savings Tip- Consider buying
a
highly fuel-efficient vehicle. A fuelefficient vehicle, a hybrid
vehicle, or an alternative fuel vehicle could save you a lot at the
gas pump
and help the environment.See the Fuel Economy Guide
(www.fueleconomy.gov) for more on buying a new fuel-efficient car or
truck.


Source:
www.eere.energy.gov and
http://www.vcd.org/155.html
 
Energy Saver wrote:

Even a Porsche can be driven at the 4th gear at 20 mph and at the 6th
gear at 50 mph with 2.5 times less fuel consumption.
I do not believe that for one second.

Stop talking bollocks.

Graham
 
Energy Saver wrote:

Driving and Car Maintenance Transportation accounts for 66% of U.S.
oil use -mainly in the form of gasoline. Luckily, there are plenty of
ways to improve gas mileage.
You failed to mention the best ever way to improve economy.

Drive a diesel !

Graham
 
"Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:493B0979.288EF2D6@hotmail.com...
Energy Saver wrote:

Driving and Car Maintenance Transportation accounts for 66% of U.S.
oil use -mainly in the form of gasoline. Luckily, there are plenty of
ways to improve gas mileage.

You failed to mention the best ever way to improve economy.

Drive a diesel !
Walk, use public transportation, ride a bicycle, share a ride, shop at home,
befriend your neighbors, read books, watch tv, rent movies, and get beyond
the "grass is greener away from here syndrome!"
 
Charles wrote:

"Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@hotmail.com> wrote
Energy Saver wrote:

Driving and Car Maintenance Transportation accounts for 66% of U.S.
oil use -mainly in the form of gasoline. Luckily, there are plenty of
ways to improve gas mileage.

You failed to mention the best ever way to improve economy.

Drive a diesel !

Walk, use public transportation, ride a bicycle, share a ride, shop at home,
befriend your neighbors, read books, watch tv, rent movies, and get beyond
the "grass is greener away from here syndrome!"
I didn't have walking or cycling distance in mind but these are good ideas too.
And they help keep you fit / avoid coronary thrombosis etc.

Graham
 
On Sun, 07 Dec 2008 04:03:45 +0000, Eeyore wrote:
Charles wrote:
"Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@hotmail.com> wrote
Energy Saver wrote:

Driving and Car Maintenance Transportation accounts for 66% of U.S.
oil use -mainly in the form of gasoline. Luckily, there are plenty of
ways to improve gas mileage.

You failed to mention the best ever way to improve economy.

Drive a diesel !

Walk, use public transportation, ride a bicycle, share a ride, shop at
home, befriend your neighbors, read books, watch tv, rent movies, and
get beyond the "grass is greener away from here syndrome!"

I didn't have walking or cycling distance in mind but these are good ideas
too. And they help keep you fit / avoid coronary thrombosis etc.
I've been using my bike for almost a year now, and find that I get less
winded every time I drive it, and am even able to go a little upslope on
roads where I used to have to push the bike, which, of course, gets me
even more winded than just walking. The major disadvantage of walking is
that you can't coast!

Cheers!
Rich
 
Rich Grise wrote:

Eeyore wrote:
Charles wrote:
"Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@hotmail.com> wrote
Energy Saver wrote:

Driving and Car Maintenance Transportation accounts for 66% of U.S.
oil use -mainly in the form of gasoline. Luckily, there are plenty of
ways to improve gas mileage.

You failed to mention the best ever way to improve economy.

Drive a diesel !

Walk, use public transportation, ride a bicycle, share a ride, shop at
home, befriend your neighbors, read books, watch tv, rent movies, and
get beyond the "grass is greener away from here syndrome!"

I didn't have walking or cycling distance in mind but these are good ideas
too. And they help keep you fit / avoid coronary thrombosis etc.

I've been using my bike for almost a year now, and find that I get less
winded every time I drive it, and am even able to go a little upslope on
roads where I used to have to push the bike, which, of course, gets me
even more winded than just walking. The major disadvantage of walking is
that you can't coast!
Around age 12 I weighed around 12 of our funny stones (we hadn't metricated
then) that's 168 of your lbs or 76kg.

Age about 13-14 I started going for hourly evening bike rides. By 15 I was
pulling the girls !

Even age 20 or so after I'd lost all that fat, a friend still used to refer to
me as 'the rake' as I was nearly 6 ft (1.82m) and under the weight I'd been at
12. And I was still pulling girls too ! ;~)

Graham
 
On Sat, 6 Dec 2008 07:13:25 -0800 (PST), Energy Saver
<saving.energy150@gmail.com> wrote:


[snip] OT Crap

I use my Hummer to check my mail at the bottom of my driveway.

It's cold here now so after a suitable 15 min high- idle warm-up time
I drive the 20 feet to my mail box to get my mail, farting incessantly
while I go.

The temperature in my neighbourhood has increased 0.000000001C.

The neighbours love me!
 
On Dec 6, 8:13 pm, Energy Saver <saving.energy...@gmail.com> wrote:
Driving and Car Maintenance Transportation accounts for 66% of U.S.
oil use -mainly in the form of gasoline. Luckily, there are plenty of
ways to improve gas mileage.

Driving Tips:- Idling gets you 0 miles per gallon. The best way to
warm up a vehicle is to drive it. No more than 30 seconds of idling
on
winter days is needed. Anything more simply wastes fuel and increases
emissions.- Aggressive driving (speeding, rapid acceleration, and
hard
braking) wastes gas. It can lower your highway gas mileage 33% and
city mileage 5%. Drive at lowest and constant rpms; 2000 rpm are
enough; you can save up to 30%. Even a Porsche can be driven at the
4th gear at 20 mph and at the 6th gear at 50 mph with 2.5 times less
fuel consumption.- Avoid high speeds. Driving 75 mph, rather than 65
mph, could cut your fuel economy by 15%.- When you use overdrive
gearing, your cars engine speed goes down. This saves gas and reduces
wear.- Use air conditioning only when necessary.- Clear out your car;
extra weight decreases gas mileage. Each 60 pounds increases fuel
consumption by 10%. - Reduce drag by placing items inside
the car or trunk rather than on roof racks. A roof rack or carrier
provides additional cargo space and may allow you to buy a smaller
car. However, a loaded roof rack can decrease your fuel economy by
5%.- Check into carpooling and public transit to cut mileage and car
maintenance costs.

Car Maintenance Tips:- Use the grade of motor oil recommended by your
cars manufacturer. Using a different motor oil can lower your
gasoline
mileage by 1% to 2%.- Keep tires properly inflated and aligned to
improve your gasoline mileage by around 3.3%.- Get regular engine
tune-
ups and car maintenance checks to avoid fuel economy problems due to
worn spark plugs, dragging brakes, low transmission fluid, or
transmission problems.- Replace clogged air filters to improve gas
mileage by as much as 10% and protect your engine.- Combine errands
into one trip. Several short trips, each one taken from a cold start,
can use twice as much fuel as one trip covering the same distance
when
the engine is warm. Do not forget that in the first mile your car
uses
8 times more fuel, in the second mile 4 times and only after the
fourth mile it becomes normal.Long-Term Savings Tip- Consider buying
a
highly fuel-efficient vehicle. A fuelefficient vehicle, a hybrid
vehicle, or an alternative fuel vehicle could save you a lot at the
gas pump
and help the environment.See the Fuel Economy Guide
(www.fueleconomy.gov) for more on buying a new fuel-efficient car or
truck.

Source:www.eere.energy.gov  andhttp://www.vcd.org/155.html
Anticipate traffic conditions. Don’t drive very close to the leading
vehicle. Maintain safe distance so as to avoid unnecessary braking and
acceleration according to manner of driving of the vehicle in front of
you under heavy traffic conditions.
Don’t idle too much.
Whenever possible, turn off A/C and open the air vents.
Select good road.
Let the periodic servicing be done without fail.
Visit
http://severaltips.blogspot.com/2008/08/save-gas-gasoline-petrol-fuel.html
 
Hammy wrote:
On Sat, 6 Dec 2008 07:13:25 -0800 (PST), Energy Saver
saving.energy150@gmail.com> wrote:

[snip] OT Crap

I use my Hummer to check my mail at the bottom of my driveway.

It's cold here now so after a suitable 15 min high- idle warm-up time
I drive the 20 feet to my mail box to get my mail, farting incessantly
while I go.

The temperature in my neighbourhood has increased 0.000000001C.

The neighbours love me!

Only the ones who are up wind!


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